Asa macronutrient, proteins are unique in that they contain whichatom ? ____________
There are 20 common amino acids. How many of these areessential amino acids? ______________________
Amino acids are joined together by peptide bonds. Whatreaction takes place to join amino acids together ?______________________________
Number of amino acids complete the following table.
Peptide
Dipeptide
Tripeptide
Polypeptide
Provide a definition for deamination?
Provide a definition for transamination?
Excess nitrogen needs to be excreted from our bodies. In theform of ammonia, nitrogen is toxic, so our body combines ammoniawith carbon dioxide to make urea which can be excreted through thekidneys. What impact does this have on our fluidrequirements?
The instructions for making a protein are the__________________________
The template for the instructions is the_______________________________
The amino acid carrier is the ________________________
_____________________ ensures that amino acids are placed inthe correct positions
The amino acids are bonded together by the_________________________________
list eight functions of protein:
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list three examples of food containing high qualityprotein:
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What high quality protein foods would be suitable forconsumption by a vegan? ________________
Can you think of two or more foods that you could combine toprovide all of the essential amino acids?
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