PROTEINS

Question 1

The average persons body contains __ kg of proteins

Answer 1

10-12 kg

Question 2

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Answer 2

Amino Acids

Question 3

What determines AA

Answer 3

Side chain

Question 4

What is the process that makes a dipeptide

Answer 4

when OH AND H leave AA the molecule combines and forms a dipeptide.

Question 5

dipeptide has _ AA and _ bonds

Answer 5

2 AA ans 1 bonds

Question 6

Tripeptide has _AA and _ bonds

Answer 6

3 AA and 2 bonds

Question 7

Polypeptide has _ AA

Answer 7

100 AA

Question 8

Proteins have _ AA

Answer 8

more than 100

Question 9

How many essential AA are there?

Answer 9

20

Question 10

Linking AA creates an almost infinite number of possible ____

Answer 10

proteins

Question 11

How many essential AA can not be synthesize and must be consumed from food

Answer 11

8

Question 12

Non- essential AA are not made in the body T or F

Answer 12

F they are made in the body

Question 13

Name 3 essential AA

Answer 13

Trp
valine
isoleucine

Question 14

Essential AA Methionine makes _ a non essential AA

Answer 14

Cystine

Question 15

Essential AA Phenylalanine makes _ a non essential AA

Answer 15

Tyrosine

Question 16

How do you consume high quality proteins/ complete proteins? do they contain all essential AA?

Answer 16

come from food. contain all essential AA

Question 17

What does an incomplete protein/ low quality protein lack?

Answer 17

one or more essential AA (malnutrition)

Question 18

Why are Grains and Legumes no considered to have essential AA?

Answer 18

do not have all essential AA

Question 19

What is an Lactovegetarian?

Answer 19

adding milk to the diet

Question 20

Which AA do grains lack

Answer 20

lysine

Question 21

Which AA do legumes lack

Answer 21

methionine

Question 22

What is an Ovolactovegetarian

Answer 22

adding egg to the diet

Question 23

Adding milk to your diet increase what in the body

Answer 23

Calcium, B12, and phosphorus

Question 24

Adding eggs to diet insures high _____

Answer 24

quality protein

Question 25

When N detached from AA. What is this called?

Answer 25

deamination

Question 26

Does increasing protein intake enhance performance?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

When N leaves the AA group what happens to it

Answer 27

it is excreted via urination

Question 28

how can excess nitrogen cause damage to the body

Answer 28

strain kidneys and liver

Question 29

What is the recommend protein intake?

Answer 29

.8g/kg x body weight

Question 30

when does protein catabolism accelerate?

Answer 30

during exs as carb reserves deplete.

Question 31

Why do well trained athletes have to maintain optimal levels of liver and muscle glycogen?

Answer 31

to avoid loosing lean muscle mass

Question 32

Why do the proteins in the nervous and connective tissue not participate in energy metabolism.

Answer 32

the hold on to protect nervous and connective tissue

Question 33

where does alanine deaminate?

Answer 33

liver

Question 34

Where does transamination occur

Answer 34

muscles

Question 35

Briefly explain the Glucose/Alanine cycle.

Answer 35

glucose in the liver turn into pyruvate and lactate

Question 36

where is protein located in the body

Answer 36

muscle, blood and visceral

Question 37

RBC contain __ % of protein

Answer 37

20%

Question 38

Brain contain __ % of protein

Answer 38

10%

Question 39

Muscle contains __ % of protein

Answer 39

65%

Question 40

What role does protein play in DNA, RNA, NAD+FAD, hem, myoglobin and catecholamine.

Answer 40

incorporates N

Question 41

do protein activate vitamins

Answer 41

yes

Question 42

what is a protein buffer

Answer 42

captures H and makes blood less acidic