Amino Acids

Question 1

Role of amino acids

Answer 1

Create proteins to help the body:
break down food
grow
repair body tissue

Question 2

Three groups of amino acids

Answer 2

• essential
• non essential
• conditional

Question 3

Essential amino acids

Answer 3

cannot be made by body so must come from food

histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.

Question 4

Non essential amino acids

Answer 4

can be made from body
alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine.

Question 5

Conditional amino acids

Answer 5

Not essential, except in times of illness or stress

arginine, cysteine, glutamine, tyrosine, glycine, ornithine, proline, and serine.