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What are essential and non-essential amino acids? Give one example of each.
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Answer
Essential amino acids cannot be made by the human body and must come from the diet; valine and lysine are examples. Non-essential amino acids can be synthesised by the body; glycine and alanine are examples.
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Explanation
Of the twenty amino acids that occur in proteins, ten are essential for human beings.
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