Essential amino acids are amino acids that an animal cannot synthesize itself and must obtain from food in a prefabricated form.
Essentielle Aminosäuren sind Aminosäuren, die ein Tier nicht selbst synthetisieren kann und die über die Nahrung aufgenommen werden müssen.
| Front | essential amino acid |
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| Back | An amino acid that an animal cannot synthesize itself and must be obtained from food in prefabricated form. Eight amino acids are essential in the human adult. |
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