ESSENTIAL VS NON-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID

Question 1

Not or inadequately synthesized by the body

Answer 1

Essential Amino Acids

Question 2

Can be synthesized in the body

Answer 2

Can be synthesized in the body

Question 3

What amino acids are essential in the diet? Enumerate them (HILLMPTTV)

Answer 3

o Histidine
o Isoleucine
o Leucine
o Lysine
o Methionine
o Phenylalanine
o Threonine
o Tryptophan
o Valine

Question 4

What are the non-essential amino acids that are not required in the diet? Enumerate them (4A’sC,3GS,TP)

Answer 4

o Arginine*
o Alanine
o Asparagine
o Aspartic Acid
o Cysteine
o Glycine
o Glutamine
o Glutamic acid
o Serine
o Tyrosine
o Proline

Question 5

Histidine

Answer 5

Essential Amino Acids

Question 6

Isoleucine

Answer 6

Essential Amino Acids

Question 7

Leucine

Answer 7

Essential Amino Acids

Question 8

Lysine

Answer 8

Essential Amino Acids

Question 9

Methionine

Answer 9

Essential Amino Acids

Question 10

Phenylalanine

Answer 10

Essential Amino Acids

Question 11

Threonine

Answer 11

Essential Amino Acids

Question 12

Tryptophan

Answer 12

Essential Amino Acids

Question 13

Valine

Answer 13

Essential Amino Acids

Question 14

Arginine*

Answer 14

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 15

Alanine

Answer 15

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 16

Asparagine

Answer 16

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 17

Aspartic Acid

Answer 17

Aspartic Acid

Question 18

Cysteine

Answer 18

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 19

Glutamine

Answer 19

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 19

Glycine

Answer 19

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 20

Glutamic acid

Answer 20

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 21

Serine

Answer 21

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 22

Tyrosine

Answer 22

Non-essential Amino Acids

Question 23

Proline

Answer 23

Non-essential Amino Acids