Total number of essential amino acid among the given list of amino acids is . Arginine, Phenylalanine, Aspartic acid, Cysteine, Histidine, Valine, Proline
Answer
4
Solution
Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body and must come from the diet. As per NCERT they are: valine, leucine, isoleucine, arginine, lysine, threonine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan and histidine.
From the list: Arginine, Phenylalanine, Histidine and Valine are essential; aspartic acid, cysteine and proline are non-essential.
Hence 4.
Answer: 4