Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Essential amino acid. An essential amino acid or indispensable amino acid is an amino acid that cannot be synthesized de novo by the organism, and therefore must be supplied in the diet.
An island nation, Seychelles is located in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (994 mi) east of Kenya. The archipelago consists of more than 116 islands. The granitic islands are considered the oldest and hardest granite in the world.
Mauritius is a small island situated off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean. It is also to be found in the east of Madagascar at a distâ¦ance of about 900 kilometers. Mauritius forms part of the mascarene islands which also consist of Reunion island and Rodrigues.