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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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The reason why certain amino acids are essential for humans but not for plants. Explain.

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A nutrient is defined as ‘essential’ when it is needed by the organism but cannot be synthesized by the body. Thus, the nutrients must be ingested in foods and then digested and absorbed within the body. Vitamin C is needed for the growth and repair of tissue in all parts of the human body. It forms an important protein used to make skin, ligaments and blood vessels.

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