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Background
Alanine
Arginine
Asparagine Aspartic Acid
AMINO ACIDS OF INTEREST
Cysteine Glutamic acid Glutamine Glycine
Histidine Isoleucine
Leucine Lysine
Methionine Phenylalanine Proline
Serine
Threonine Tryptophan Tyrosine Valine
Taurine
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Significance
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Building blocks of proteins
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Necessary for synthesis of other biologically important
AMINO ACIDS
nitrogeneous compounds
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Categories
Essential – Must obtain from food or supplementation
Nonessential – Can be synthesized from other sources
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