nonessential amino acid

noun

Those of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body can synthesize for itself, and so need not be provided by dietary protein.

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Meanings

nounnonessential amino acid (plural nonessential amino acids)

plural nonessential amino acids

  1. biochemistryThose of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body can synthesize for itself, and so need not be provided by dietary protein.

Translations

Bulgarian заменима аминокиселина
  • заменима аминокиселина (zamenima aminokiselina)amino acid that the human body can synthesize
Chinese Mandarin 非必需氨基酸
  • 非必需氨基酸 (fēibìxū ānjīsuān)amino acid that the human body can synthesize
Finnish ei-välttämätön aminohappo
  • ei-välttämätön aminohappoamino acid that the human body can synthesize
German nichtessentielle Aminosäure
  • nichtessentielle Aminosäureamino acid that the human body can synthesize
Russian замени́мая аминокислота́
  • замени́мая аминокислота́ (zamenímaja aminokislotá)amino acid that the human body can synthesize
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Chicago

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