Question

Your body needs 21 amino acids and can make 12 of them all by itself. The other 9 are supplied by food and are called ___________ amino acids.

Answer 1

Your body needs 21 amino acids and can make 12 of them all by itself. The other 9 are supplied by food and are called essential amino acids.

Explanation:-

• Amino acids are acids formed from protein
• It is classified into three types

1. Essential amino acids.
2. Nonessential amino acids.
3. Conditional amino acids.

• Essential amino acids are divided into 9 types.

1. histidine
2. isoleucine
3. leucine
4. lysine
5. methionine
6. phenylalanine
7. threonine
8. tryptophan
9. valine.

Answer 2

Essential

Step-by-step explanation:

Your body needs 21 amino acids and can make 12 of them all by itself. The other 9 are supplied by food and are called essential amino acids.