CMPT-201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hepatotoxicity, Pectin, Bicarbonate
1 Apr 2016
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Set-point theory the theory that the body tends to maintain a certain weight by means of its own internal controls. Side chain the unique chemical structure attached to the backbone of each amino acid that differentiates one amino acid from another. Simple carbohydrates sugars, including both single sugar units and linked pairs of sugar units. The basic sugar unit is a molecule containing six carbon atoms, together with oxygen and hydrogen atoms. Single-use temperature indicator a type of instant-read thermometer that changes colour to indicate that the food has reached the desired temperature. Discarded after one use; they are often used in retail food markets to eliminate cross-contamination. Skullcap a native herb with no known medical uses but found in remedies. Other species may be harvested and sold as skullcap, so it has not been determined whether several deaths from liver toxicity reportedly from skullcap were, in fact, from another herb.
