Nonessential amino acid

非必需氨基酸

英文解释

Nonessential amino acids are amino acids that can be produced by animals themselves or by the conversion of other amino acids. Of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins, all but eight are essential, and all but 12 are non-essential.

中文解释

非必需氨基酸，是动物体内能够自身合成或由其它氨基酸转化提供的氨基酸。在蛋白质中常见的20 种氨基酸中，除了 8 种必需氨基酸，其余的 12 种都是非必需氨基酸。

参考文献

[1]. Razak MA, et al. Multifarious Beneficial Effect of Nonessential Amino Acid, Glycine: A Review. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:1716701.