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Why are certain amino acids referred to as "essential" amino acids?

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a

They must be obtained through our diet because our bodies cannot make them.

b

They can be synthesized by our bodies in sufficient amounts.

c

They can only be synthesized by animal cells.

d

They are not necessary for the synthesis of proteins.

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

t certain amino acids are essential for our health and they have to be supplied through our diet. Hence, dietary proteins are the source of essential amino acids. Therefore, amino acids can be essential or non-essential. The latter are those which our body can make, while we get essential amino acids through our diet/food.

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