Fats
Beneficial additive to pet foods providing anti-inflammatory effects
Fish oil
Building blocks of proteins
Amino acids
glucose, sucrose and fructose are examples of
simple carbohydrates
Vitamin K
Heat, enzymes and ions and all _______ of molecular reactions
catalysts
Fatty acids with no double bonds in primary hydrocarbon chain
Saturated Fats
proteins conjugated with carbohydrates
glycoproteins
Starch is considered a ____________ and is more digestible when cooked.
complex carbohydrate
Guinea pigs must have this vitamin water soluble vitamin supplemented in their diets
Vitamin C
Monosaccharides, fatty acids, glycerol and amino acids are byproducts of stage 1 of __________
catabolism
Fatty acids with double bonds in primary hydrocarbon chain.
Unsaturated Fats
proteins conjugated with fats
lipoproteins
Glycolysis produces 4 _________ molecules, the main energy currency of cells
ATP
Too much of this mineral can lead to skeletal abnormalities
Calcium
Flavin adenine dinucleotide is an example of a
coenzyme
Plants have cell walls made of cellulose. Animal cells lack a cell wall, instead the out part of a cell is made up of
phospholipid bilayer
Cannot be synthesized by the body and must come from diet
essential amino acids
excess glucose is stored in the liver and converted to fat for long-term storage
glycogen
A deficiency of this fat soluble vitamin can lead to yellow fat disease in cats that have diets rich in oily fish
Vitamin E
produced when oxygen is depleted and aerobic respiration cannot take place in skeletal muscle (causes muscle cramping)
Lactic acid
all other steroids can be made from this one
cholesterol
Essential amino acid that must be in a cat's diet, but is conditionally essential in a dog's diet
Taurine
Brain and erythrocytes (RBCs) derive energy exclusively from
Glucose
inorganic elements that make up the term "ash" on pet food labels
minerals
Citric acid cycle takes place in this organelle of the cell
Mitochondria