Chapter 6 Flashcards
What element of the chemical structure differentiates one amino acid from the other
Side group
What type of chemical reaction connects amino acids
Condensation
Which of the following is not a function of proteins in the body
Inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol
The specific sequence of amino acids determines a specific___of a protein
Function
Amino acids are linked into unique chains by
Peptide bonds
Chemical digestion of protein begins in the
Stomach
Which substance denatures proteins and converse pepsinogen to pepsin which breaks polypeptides into shorter chains
Hydrochloric acid
Dearing absorption, amino acids passed through
Enterocytes
After they have been absorbed, amino acids are used to synthesize new proteins or are converted to nonessential amino acids, ATP, glucose or
Fats
During digestion, proteins are broken down into amino acids with the help of gastric juices,___in the stomach, small intestine, pancreas and small intestinal lining
Enzymes
How is nitrogen processed
It is converted to urea and excreted in urine
During absorption, excess amino acids are
Deaminated
Enzymes from the pancreas that complete the digestion of proteins into single amino acids
Proteases and peptidases
Length of DNA contain specific instructions for making proteins
Gene
Process by which the information in the strand of DNA is copied into new molecule of messenger RNA
Transcription