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Amino Acid Biosynthesis
Essential amino acids can be made by plants & bacteria in
7 to 10 steps. We obtain these amino acids by eating
plants.
11 Non-essential amino acids
synthesized in 1 to 3 steps.
Use glycolysis intermediates: 3-phosphoglycerate &
pyruvate
Krebs cycle intermediates: Oxaloacetate & a-
ketoglutarate
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