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Nutrition and Diet Therapy (Protein)

This document discusses proteins and amino acids. It defines proteins as being made up of amino acids, of which there are 22 types that are essential, semi-essential, and non-essential. It categorizes amino acids based on properties like containing additional acid or basic groups. The document also covers protein functions in the body, sources of proteins, and excess protein metabolism.

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Nutrition and Diet Therapy (Protein)

This document discusses proteins and amino acids. It defines proteins as being made up of amino acids, of which there are 22 types that are essential, semi-essential, and non-essential. It categorizes amino acids based on properties like containing additional acid or basic groups. The document also covers protein functions in the body, sources of proteins, and excess protein metabolism.

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4 NCM105 (macronutrients: protein)

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1. from greek word "proteios" meaning PROTEIN


"to hold first place" or "is of prime
importance"

2. Building blocks of protein AMINO ACIDS

3. protein has 22 amino acids

4. cannot be synthesized by the body AMINO ACIDS

5. essential amino acids are: 1. histidine


2. isoleucine
3. leucine
4. lysine
5. methionime
6. phenylalanine
7. threonine
8. trypthopan
9. valine

6. reduces the need for a particular EAA semi-essential amino acids

7. semi-essential amino acids are: 1. arginine


2. tyrosine
3. cysteine
4. glycine
5. serine

8. is not dietary essential non-essential amino acids

9. those with additional amino acid BASIC AMINO ACIDS


group

10. those that contain addictional car- ACIDIC AMINO ACIDS


boxyl group

11. those that contain addictional acidic NEUTRAL AMINO ACIDS


or basic group

12.
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are having aliphatic side-chains with a BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO
branch ACIDS

13. they follow CHO pathways in metabo- GLUCOGENIC


lism

14. they are converted to ketone bodies KETOGENIC


like acetate

15. are insoluble in water and are able to FIBROUS PROTEINS


provide support for cells and tissues

16. chief protein of hair KERATIN

17. connective tissue in tendons and bone COLLAGEN


matrices

18. support of a blood clot FIBRIN

19. support of muscle MYOSIN

20. support in blood vessel walls ELASTIN

21. coiled and tightly wounded and is rel- GLOBULAR PROTEINS


atively soluble in water

22. a protein yields only amino acids on SIMPLE PROTEINS


hydrolysis

23. a protein that has "prosthetic" group CONJUGATED PROTEINS

24. a protein substances produced by par- DERIVED PROTEIN


tial hydrolysis

25. protein functions 1. build and repair cells and tissues.


2. supply energy
3. Regulates body processes

26. 20% of an adult body weight is PROTEIN

27. PROTEIN
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is an integral part of cell neclei and
protoplasm

28. all enzymes are protein and only some TRUE


hormones are protein

29. all body fluids and secretions have TRUE


protein, except bile

30. one gram of protein supplies how 4 Calories


many calories?

31. excess amino acids are converted to DEAMINATION


other usable molecules by the liver in
the process of

32. excretion of the urea is done by the KIDNEYS

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