what are semi essenstial amino acids
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These are: isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine. Arginine and histidine form the group of so-called semi-essential amino acids. They have to be consumed in the diet under certain circumstances. The ten non-essential amino acids are able to be produced in the body.
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Semi essential amino acid are those amino acid which can be synthesized by the body but at the expense of essential amino acid. It is therefore, desirable to obtained them from food.
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The amino acid tyrosine can be synthesized in the body by essential amino acid phenylalanine.
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