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A hydrophobic amino acid that is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates
- isoleucineA hydrophobic amino acid that is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates
- threonineA hydrophilic amino acid that is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates
- methionineA sulfur-containing amino acid that is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates
- tryptophanAn amino acid that is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates
- phenylalanineAn amino acid widely distributed in plant proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates
- histidineessential amino acid, C3H3N2CH2CH(NH2)COOH, that is a constituent of proteins and is important as the iron-binding site in hemoglobin. Symbol: H
- jaweither of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an upper that is more or less firmly fused with the skull and a lower that is hinged, movable, and articulated with the temporal bone of either side compare mandible maxilla