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.
Hyponyms
- alanine
- aspargine
- aspartic acid
- cysteine
- glutamic acid
- glutamine
- glycine
- proline
- serine
- tyrosine
Related terms
- conditionally essential amino acid
- essential amino acid
Translations
amino acid that the human body can synthesize
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