test 3 Flashcards
1
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Micronutrient
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nutrients essential for life that we can’t produce but are required in very small amounts
2
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Types of micronutrients
A
vitamins and minerals
3
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Vitamin
A
organic compound that is required for biological functions and can be obtained from the diet or microbes
4
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Mobile Protein Cofactors
A
Substrate of protein
5
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Bound Protein Cofactors
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Are stable, can be covalent or non-covalent
6
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Free Protein Cofactors
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Can act independently of proteins
7
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What are the four basic functions of Vitamins?
A
Carriers, catalysis, sensing, and signaling
8
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Carrier function
A
Bind and release things unchanged
9
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Catalysts
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bind and change substrates
10
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Sensors
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Physically sense a metabolic/environment condition
11
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Signaling
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Signals a developmental or physiological state
