Contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen (like carbohydrates and fats)

(a)  

CANNOT be produced by the body

–MUST be obtained in diet

(a)  

CAN be produced by the body

–NO NEED to be obtained in diet

(a)  

–Aspartic acid

–Glutamic acid

(a)  

–Histidine

–Lysine

–Arginine

(a)  

Leucine, lysine

(a)  

Histidine, Methionine, Valine

(a)  

Isoleucine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine

(a)  

have two amino acids bonded together.

(a)  

have three amino acids bonded together.

(a)  

- have more than two amino acids bonded together

(a)  

determines shape and function and what protein is made.

(a)  

unfolding of protein shape by heat, acids, bases or salts that changes its ability to function.

•After a certain point, denaturation cannot be reversed.

•For example - hard boiled egg

•Stomach acid untangles proteins to aid in digestion

(a)  

How many proteins in the human body made in the 20 AAs?

(a)  

DNA segment that codes for specific protein

•Specialized RNA molecules carry out instructions for protein synthesis.

(a)  

An inherited disorders that affect hemoglobin, the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells.

–This is due to the gene mutation that affects the hemoglobin molecule

–It is a lifelong illness but can be managed through screening and treatment

(a)