Multiple choice

Which of the following is a non-essential amino acid?

  1. Gluconic acid

  2. Glucose

  3. Glutamic acid

  4. Glutaraldehyde
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Explanation

Glutamic acid is one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids, and its codons are GAA and GAG. It is a non-essential amino acid. The carboxylate anions and salts of glutamic acid are known as glutamates.

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