protein functions
Proteins, such as collagen, serve as the scaffolding of the body, what is this important for?
The structure of tissues.
True or False. Complete proteins provide adequate amounts of all nine essential amino acids.
True.
True or False. All lipids have hydrophilic properties.
False. All lipids have hydrophobic properties.
How can you determine what an enzyme is?
It ends in "ase".
Which plant food is considered a complete protein?
Soy.
What do lipids consist of?
Triglycerides, Fatty acids, Phospholipids, Sterols.
What is the key part of an enzyme?
The active site.
What is a complementary protein?
A food item that pairs with another to consume the adequate amount of amino acids.
What is the difference between a saturated fat vs. an unsaturated fat?
A saturated fatty acid is one that contains the maximum number of hydrogens possible, and no double carbon bond. An unsaturated fatty acid doesn't contain the maximum number of hydrogens. Instead, they contain a double carbon bond and only one hydrogen off of each carbon.
True or False. after the substrate enters the active site and binds the enzyme slightly changes its shape.
True.
What is the biological value (BV) method? What does it do?
A fatty acid that contains two or more double bonds is considered what?
A polyunsaturated fatty acid.
What are buffers?
Something that helps keep the pH in balance. Not too high and not too low.
What are the four main differences between DIAAS and PSCAAS.
DIAAS takes into account individual amino acids' digestibility rather than protein digestibility. Focuses on ileal instead of fecal digestibility. Has three different reference patterns. Are not truncated.
To a chemist, olive oil is considered an oil. However, based on a caloric perspective, olive oil is what? Why?
Olive oil is a fat because it provides 9 kcals/g.