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Classification of amino acids

      

Classification of amino acids

  

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Essential amino acids
These are amino acids that the body cannot synthesize in amounts sufficient to meet
physiological needs. They thus must be supplied by the diet because deprived of
essential amino acids; the body will break down its own proteins to obtain them so as
to make the proteins it needs to do its most indispensable work. They are also
referred to as indispensable amino acids. They are nine essential amino acids and
these include methionine, phenylalanine, histidine, leucine, valine, isoleucine, lysine,
threonine, and tryptophan.
Non-essential amino acids
These amino acids can be synthesized by the body from an available source of
nitrogen and carbon skeleton through a process called transamination. There are
eleven non-essential amino acids. These include glycine, alanine, arginine,
asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, serine, proline and
tyrosine. They are also referred to as dispensable amino acids.
Titany answered the question on November 5, 2021 at 09:18


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