Essential Amino Acid

Preferred Label : Essential Amino Acid;

NCIt synonyms : c Essential Amino Acid;

NCIt related terms : Indispensable amino acid;

NCIt definition : Refer to those amino acids that can not be synthesized in the body and can only be obtained through food supply.;

Alternative definition : CRCH: Amino acid which is not efficiently synthesized by humans and must be included in the diet.;

Details

Origin ID

C29595;

UMLS CUI

C0002525;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Essential amino acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- amino acids, essential [MeSH Descriptor]
- amino acids, essential [MeSH concept]
- essential amino acid [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- essential amino acid, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Essential amino acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- amino acids, essential [MeSH Descriptor]
- amino acids, essential [MeSH concept]
- essential amino acid, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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