HES 2823 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I Review of Previous Lecture II Trans Fat III Food Labels IV Omega 3 Fatty Acids Outline of Current Lecture I Protein A Functions B Amino Acids C Amino Acid Pool D Starvation Case Current Lecture I Protein A Amino acid polymer B Functions 1 Catalyze chemical reactions that sustain life 2 Regulate body processes a Most hormones insulin and glucagon 3 Transport lipoproteins 4 Immune Function antibodies to attack prevent infection 5 Strength and Structure muscle and bone C Amino acid often have the suffix ine 1 Structure a Central carbon atom with four bonded parts b A carbon attached to the central carbon that has oxygen and oxygen and hydrogen attachments c A single hydrogen bonded to the central carbon d A nitrogen and two hydrogens bonded to the central carbon e A variable group represented by an R 2 20 different amino acids important to human protein development 3 R or variable group interchangeable options to form the proteins a H glycine b CH3 alanine D Amino Acid Pool These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 1 2 3 4 Single or free amino acids in the body Found in liver blood cells no single place in the body Come from food intake and bodily protein Of the 20 amino acids 9 are essential must be consumed in diet not made by body 5 Non essential amino acids are made by the body and comprise other eleven amino acids dietary protein protein synthesis enzymes amino acid pool fat energy glucose body proteins E Starvation Case 1 Body consumes muscular protein and breaks it down to add to the waning pool of amino acids 2 Other body proteins were initially made for something else 3 Heart muscle cannot be consumed body does not discriminate against any type of bodily muscle
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