Chapter 14, Problem 54TQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The circumstances under which tyrosine becomes an essential amino acid.

Introduction:

Amino acids are biomolecules serving as the building blocks of proteins. These have a carboxylic group and an amine group. These are broadly categorized into two categories, essential and nonessential. The essential amino acids are those that cannot be produced in the body and need to beabsorbed from the diet. Nonessential amino acids are those that can be produced in the body itself.