The Biology Project: Cell Biology

Nutrition Tutorial

Problem 2: "Essential" Amino Acids and Vitamins

What is meant by the term "essential" when applied to amino acids and vitamins.

Essential means that we must either synthesize the amino acid or take it in our diet for protein synthesis.
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