| 1. | Nearly all whole foods contain all essential amino acids in sufficient quantity.
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| 2. | Methionine, an essential amino acid, is a major lipotropic compound in humans.
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| 3. | In humans, methionine is an essential amino acid that must be ingested.
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| 4. | This occurred because zein lacks the essential amino acids lysine and tryptophan.
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| 5. | Proteins known as complete proteins contain all eight of the essential amino acids.
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| 6. | Maize also is deficient in essential amino acids, which can result in kwashiorkor.
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| 7. | Methionine is an essential amino acid required for protein synthesis and one-carbon metabolism.
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| 8. | Pasta contains protein comprising six of the nine essential amino acids.
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| 9. | Animals produce SAM-e from the essential amino acid methionine energy-yielding compound adenosine triphosphate.
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| 10. | If it has meat in, surely it already has all essential amino acids?
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