Amino Acids Structure and Properties

Amino acids

Four

The side group (R group)

<p>Nine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transamination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whether or not they must be supplied by the diet, not to their relative importance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Denaturing protein and activating pepsinogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Small intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>90% to 99%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Active transport with the aid of vitamin B6</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Managing their use and distribution, retaining amino acids for liver cell production, regulating amino acid release into the bloodstream, synthesizing enzymes to break down excess amino acids, removing nitrogen for energy production, converting certain amino acids to glucose when needed, and producing urea from excess nitrogenous wastes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of building needed proteins for growth, repair, and maintaining the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Breaking peptide bonds between specific amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Converted into fatty acids for storage in adipose tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Urea</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Splits amino acids from the amino ends of short peptides</p> Signup and view all the answers