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nonessential_amino_acid
nonessential amino acid
See also: non-essential amino acid
English
Noun
nonessential amino acid (plural nonessential amino acids)
- (biochemistry) Those of the naturally occurring amino acids, that the human body can synthesize for itself, and so need not be provided by dietary protein.
Translations
amino acids that the human body can synthesize
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Related terms
- conditionally essential amino acid
- essential amino acid