Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Biomolecules

Question:
How many non-essential amino acids are there?
Options:
10
15
8
12
Correct Answer:
10
Explanation:
Out of the twenty amino acids required for protein synthesis, human body can synthesize only ten. These ten amino acids which the body can synthesize are called non-essential or dispensable amino acids while the remaining ten which the human body cannot synthesize are called essential or indispensable amino acids.