Question

The ____ amino acid is the essential amino acid that is available in the lowest concentration relative to the body’s needs.

Answer 1

What are amino acids ?

Amino acid are organic compounds which contains carboxylic acid with an amino group and side chain attached to a central carbon atom. There are 20 amino acuds

What are essential amino acids ?

The amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the organism and needs to be fulfilled by food are known as Essential amino acids. There are nine essential amino acids i.e. histidine,isoleucine,leucine,lysine,methionine,phenylalanine,threonine,tryptophan and valine.

The ____ amino acid is the essential amino acid that is available in the lowest concentration relative to the body’s needs -

The correct answer is Limiting amino acid. Limiting amino acid is group of 4 essential aminoacids i.e. lysine, threonine, methionine and tryptophan. These are supplied in small quantity in food in context to the body requirements.