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प्रश्न
Define the following term:
Essential amino acids
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उत्तर
Amino acids that cannot be synthesised in the human body and must be obtained through diet are known as essential amino acids.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Amino acids show amphoteric behaviour. Why?
Differentiable between the following:
Essential amino acids Non-essential amino acids
The number of tripeptides formed by 3 different amino acids.
Which amino acids are chiral?
Which of the following acids is a vitamin?
Lysine, \[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H2N - (CH2)4 - CH - COOH}\\
\phantom{.....}|\\
\phantom{........}\ce{NH2}
\end{array}\] is:
(i) α-Amino acid
(ii) Basic amino acid
(iii) Amino acid synthesised in body
(iv) β-Amino acid
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Which of the following compound can form a zwitterion?
Which of the following X – amino acids is not optically active?
Define Zwitter ion
