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Definition of Essential amino acid

1. Noun. An amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet.

Medical Definition of Essential amino acid

1. Those amino acids that cannot be synthesised by an organism and must therefore be present in the diet. The term is often applied anthropocentrically to those amino acids required by humans (Ileu, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Thr, Try, & Val), though rats need two more (Arg & His). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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