Biomolecules - Result Question 36
####36. The number of essential amino acids in man is
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 18
(d) 20
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Solution:
- (b) There are 20 amino acid in man, out of which 10 amino acids are essential amino acids.
Essential amino acids are supplied to our bodies by food which we take because they cannot be synthesised in the body. These are (i) valine (ii) leucine (iii) Isoleucine (iv) Phenylalanine (v) Threonine (vi) Methionine (vii) Lysine (viii) Tryptophan (ix) Arginine (x) Histidine.
