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nonessential amino acid

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Main Entry: nonessential amino acid
Function: noun
: any of various alpha-amino acids which are required for normal health and growth, can be synthesized within the bodyor derived in the body from essential amino acids, and which include alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine
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nonessential amino acid n.
An alpha-amino acid that is required for protein synthesis and can be synthesized by humans.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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