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The majority of the amino acid (AA) molecules in the human body are derived from proteins and are used for protein synthesis. They are called\u00a0proteinogenic amino acids<\/strong>. There are 21 are used as building blocks of proteins (Figure 1<\/strong>). <\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the proteinogenic amino acids, there is another group \u2014 the non-proteinogenic amino acid group, with one amino group, one carboxyl group, and a side chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1. Amino acids<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Although our body uses proteinogenic amino acids in the L-configuration, D-amino acids are produced by intestinal bacteria (or by any other infectious bacteria), and certain D-amino acids (such as D-SERINE) are also present in our cells. Legumes, seeds, fruits and nuts are the typical sources of non-proteinogenic amino acids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h2>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

Snider MDS. Devlin\u2019s Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations<\/strong>, the 8th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020; 2019.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/span>

References<\/h2><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apart from the proteinogenic amino acids, there is another group \u2014 the non-proteinogenic amino acid group, with one amino group, one carboxyl group, and a side chain. 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