Question

When we say some amino acids are essential or non-essential, what does it mean?

Which amino acid(s) is/are conditional?

What does the term ‘conditional AA’ mean?

Provide a list of essential amino acids

Answer 1

the amino acids which can synthesize by our body are called non-essential amino acids. no need to give by diet.

amino acids which can not synthesize by our body we need to provide by diet are called essential amino acids.

When the body experiences periods of extreme trauma or stress from thermal injury, sepsis, surgery, or wounds, nonessential amino acids become conditionally essential.

arginine , glutamine , cystine are conditional amino acids.

Valine , leucine , isoleucine , arginine , lysine , threonine , methionine , phenyl alanine , tryptophan , histidine are essential amino acids.