Essential Amino Acid

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Amino Acid
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Indispensable Amino Acid
gptkbp:cannotBeSynthesizedBy Human Body
gptkbp:deficiencyCauses Health Problems
gptkbp:example Nutrient
gptkbp:foundIn Animal Proteins
Plant Proteins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Essential Amino Acid
gptkbp:importantFor Growth
Protein Synthesis
Nutrient Absorption
Tissue Repair
Enzyme Production
Hormone Production
Immune Function
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Threonine
gptkb:Tryptophan
gptkb:Methionine
gptkb:Isoleucine
gptkb:Leucine
gptkb:Valine
gptkb:Phenylalanine
Histidine
Lysine
gptkbp:mustBeObtainedFrom gptkb:food
gptkbp:numberOfTypesInHumans 9
gptkbp:relatedTo Conditionally Essential Amino Acid
Nonessential Amino Acid
gptkbp:requires Human Health
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EAA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6