BIOCHEM LEC_ AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS

Question 1

▪Building blocks of proteins

Answer 1

AMINO ACIDS

Question 2

▪Determine the biologic activity
of the protein

Answer 2

AMINO ACIDS

Question 3

▪ Growth, repair, and
maintenance of all cells

Answer 3

AMINO ACIDS

Question 4

▪Synthesis of body proteins
(plasma, intracellular, and
structural proteins)

Answer 4

AMINO ACIDS

Question 5

▪Synthesis of non-protein
nitrogen-containing
compounds (purines,
pyrimidines, porphyrins,
creatine, histamine, thyroxine,
epinephrine, and the
coenzyme NAD)

Answer 5

AMINO ACIDS