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Amino acids are produced from...

Amino acids are produced from

A

proteins

B

fatty acids

C

essential oils

D

`alpha`-keto acids

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D
Amino acids are smallest structural units of proteins. Plants and some microorganisms can synthesise these amino acids from inorganic nitrogen/`alpha`-keto acids by reductive amination and transamination. Amino acids besides bearing a carboxyl group, possess an amino group attached to `alpha`-carbon, hence, called as `alpha`-amino acids.
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