Chapter 7: Protein

What cells do not have protein?

None. All cells contain some protein

Antibodies

disease organism-fighting proteins

Having a headache and intestinal discomfort from eating a food, without triggering the body's immune response is a sign of:

food intolerance

Potential deficiencies of a vegetarian diet?

-Iron and calcium -Vitamin D and Riboflavin

2 key factors in determining the quality of a protein?

-amino acid composition -digestability

Signs of kwishiorkor include:

-brittle hair -stunted growth -discolored patched of the skin

Proteins function as:

-compounds that help maintain fluid and pH balance -antibodies -enzymes

Treating children with PEM includes:

-hospitalization -controlled refeeding -frequent health assesment

What is true about deamination?

-occurs primarily in the liver -a process of removing the nitrogen-containing group from an unneeded amino acid -once the nitrogen is removed, the remaining acid is a carbon skeleton.

What is true about protein?

-organic molecules -contains nitrogen

Proteins are made in your body following the code found in your:

DNA

Where does protein digestion begin and end?

Stomach/Small intestinal cells

Signs of marasmus:

Weakness and wasting

After being digested, most amino acids are transported into:

absorptive cells

The end product of protein digestion is:

amino acids

Amino acids are the

building blocks of protein

The blood test BUN can be used to assess to function of the :

kidney

How do proteins contribute to acid-base balance of the blood?

they serve as buffers that resist changes in pH