Can a human make amino acids or does he or she have to always get amino acids from eating food?

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Biology

Duncan Haynes

11 May, 23:51

Can a human make amino acids or does he or she have to always get amino acids from eating food?

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Tyrone Blevins · Answer 1

Humans get amino acids from protiens in the food we eat. As we digest the food, the enzymes in our stomach and small intestines break down proteins into small amino acids. So technically, we do not make amino acids, we get amino acids from eating food high in protiens.