how many nonessential amino acids are produced by the body?
The nonessential amino acids are alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine and tyrosine. 1  The Biology Project: The Chemistry of Amino Acids.  The Health Professionalâs Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements; Allison Sarubin-Fragakis, et al.