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essential amino acid

Water-soluble organic molecule vital to a healthy diet because it cannot be synthesized from other food molecules; see amino acid.
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Byline: ANI Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): Human tongue has a receptor that is exclusively activated by glutamate- a non-essential amino acid traditionally used to enhance the taste of many fermented or ripe foods, such as ripe tomatoes or cheese, according to new study.
Glutamate exclusively activates a receptor on tongue by Asian News International
There are also non-essential amino acids, why they are called non-essential is somewhat of a mystery, since all of them are needed for different biochemical reactions in the body as you will see.
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When considering a protein diet, it is important to know that certain foods carry proteins containing essential amino acids which are NOT produced by the body itself but ARE essential to the body's processing of the other 12 non-essential amino acids.
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