[BIOS 12114] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (89 pages long)
29 Nov 2016
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Protein: typical protein intake for adult (88g/day) comes from both animal and plant sources. Most concentrated sources of protein are meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products. Source protein in diet determines what other nutrients are consumed along with it. Animal products (b vitamins and minerals, but have no fiber, and high in saturated fat) Protein molecules: constructed of one or more folded chain like strands of amino acids (amino acids of each protein tied together in a specific order) Proteins are 3d shape, infinite number of protein structures. Protein contains nitrogen, (distinguishes them from the other macronutrients) about 20 amino acids found in protein. Essential amino acids: cannot be made by the human body in sufficient amount. Transamination: amino group from one amino acid is transferred to a carbon compound to form a new amino acid. Conditionally essential: amino acid that is essential in the diet only under certain conditions or at certain times of life.
