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Standard XII
Biology
Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids
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What are the biological importance of amino acid?
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Amino acids have many biologically important functions.
They are also energy metabolites, and many of them are essential nutrients.
Amino acids can often function as chemical messengers in communication between cells.
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