Nutrition Tutorial

Problem 3: Essential Amino Acids

Does the ingestion of a meal deficient in lysine followed one hour later by a supplement of lysine satisfy our requirement for essential amino acids in our diet?

	No, in contrast to lipids and carbohydrates we can't store the nitrogen component of amino acids. If amino acids cannot be used immediately, then the carbon chain will be degraded and the nitrogen eliminated as urea
	Incorrect. explanation