discuss non protein amino acid
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In biochemistry, non-coded or non-proteinogenic amino acids are those not naturally encoded or found in the genetic code of any organism. Despite the use of only 22 amino acids (21 in eukaryotes[note 1]) by the translational machinery to assemble proteins (the proteinogenic amino acids), over 140 amino acids are known to occur naturally in proteins and thousands more may occur in nature or be synthesized in the laboratory.[1] Many non-proteinogenic amino acids are noteworthy because they are;
intermediates in biosynthesis,
post-translationally formed in proteins,
possess a physiological role (e.g. components of bacterial cell walls, neurotransmitters and toxins),
natural or man-made pharmacological compounds,
present in meteorites and in prebiotic experiments