Determine whether each of the examples or phrases describes an essential amino acid, a nonessential amino acid, or both essential and nonessential amino acids. A table of amino acids can be found here.
Made from aspartate in a 10 step pathway
obtained from food only
the amino acid that is a thioether
made from aspartate and pyruvate in a 10 step pathway
synthesized by human
an amino acid synthesized from pyruvate in humans
branched chain amino acids