BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The number of essential amino acids in the human diet is ____ (choose all correct answers)
A
4
B
8
C
16
D
20
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 9 essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nutritionally essential, or indispensable, amino acids cannot be made by the human body and must be obtained from food. These amino acids are not optional, as a lack of sufficient bioavailability has adverse health effects. In the 1930s, the essentiality of eight amino acids was established.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among 20 amino acids only 9, amino acids are essential. Leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, lysine, methionine, valine and threonine are essential amino acids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Roughly 500 amino acids have been identified in nature, but just 20 amino acids make up the proteins found in the human body. Let’s learn about all these 20 amino acids and the types of different amino acids.

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