NFSC 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Essential Amino Acid, Transamination, Protein Quality

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Remember, if it is in your notes, it is fair game for an exam, even if i forgot to put it on this guide. Unique from carbohydrates or fatit has nitrogen. Protein is main component of every single cell in body. Synthesize all body proteins. growth, maintenance, repair all tissue. Make energy, glucose, and fat (secondary use) The third group is always different: can be glycine, alanine or 20 amino acids that are used to build all structures in the body structures are. O 11 are non-essentialneaa, liver makes this and the process is called transamination. Deamination removal of amino group (nitrogen) for excretion. Transaminationprocess by which liver makes a non-essential amino acid. Grams of protein per kilogram for sedentary persons/lightly active people and regular exercisers . Understand protein complementation and identify food combinations that are. Health problems with the high protein typical american diet. Know all your numbers and ratio calculation! Major risk factors for cvd, controllable and non-controllable.