Amino acid synthesis

Amino acid biosynthesis overview. The drawn molecules are in their neutral forms and do not fully correspond to their presented names. Humans can not synthesize all of these amino acids.

Amino acid biosynthesis is the set of biochemical processes (metabolic pathways) by which the amino acids are produced. The substrates for these processes are various compounds in the organism's diet or growth media. Not all organisms are able to synthesize all amino acids. For example, humans can synthesize 11 of the 20 standard amino acids. These 11 are called the non-essential amino acids).[1]

  1. ^ Annigan, Jan. "How Many Amino Acids Does the Body Require?". SFGate. Demand Media. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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