Primary functions Fat-soluble vitamin
... • Fiber is not considered a nutrient because it cannot be digested to smaller molecules. • Insoluble fiber is important because it stimulates movement of feces in the bowel. • Soluble fiber binds to compounds in the intestine to deter their absorption and enhance their excretion. ...
... • Fiber is not considered a nutrient because it cannot be digested to smaller molecules. • Insoluble fiber is important because it stimulates movement of feces in the bowel. • Soluble fiber binds to compounds in the intestine to deter their absorption and enhance their excretion. ...
b. Ketogenic amino acids
... groups, followed by the breakdown of the resulting carbon skeletons. -These pathways converge to form seven intermediate products: pyruvate, intermediates of the TCA cycle (oxaloacetate, α-ketoglutarate, fumarate, succinyl CoA), acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA. ...
... groups, followed by the breakdown of the resulting carbon skeletons. -These pathways converge to form seven intermediate products: pyruvate, intermediates of the TCA cycle (oxaloacetate, α-ketoglutarate, fumarate, succinyl CoA), acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA. ...
Guidelines to the Citric acid cycle
... An introduction to the reactions, regulation and function of the citric acid cycle. PURPOSE The citric acid cycle is a series of reactions, which forms the central hub of the metabolic system. It accounts for the major portion of carbohydrate, fatty acid and amino acid metabolism, and it also genera ...
... An introduction to the reactions, regulation and function of the citric acid cycle. PURPOSE The citric acid cycle is a series of reactions, which forms the central hub of the metabolic system. It accounts for the major portion of carbohydrate, fatty acid and amino acid metabolism, and it also genera ...
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... What happens when you work out to the point when your muscles are deprived of oxygen? ...
... What happens when you work out to the point when your muscles are deprived of oxygen? ...
Organic Compounds
... • Matter can only change forms • So, how does the Oxygen we breathe in end up changing into Carbon Dioxide? • How does the Carbon Dioxide we breathe out end up in the Glucose we need? ...
... • Matter can only change forms • So, how does the Oxygen we breathe in end up changing into Carbon Dioxide? • How does the Carbon Dioxide we breathe out end up in the Glucose we need? ...
Chapter 5 Nutrients at Work
... ◦ Once food is broken down it must be absorbed into the bloodstream. ◦ This takes place through the surface of the small intestine. ◦ Villi (billions of tiny, fingerlike projections) increase the surface area of the intestine so that more nutrients can be ...
... ◦ Once food is broken down it must be absorbed into the bloodstream. ◦ This takes place through the surface of the small intestine. ◦ Villi (billions of tiny, fingerlike projections) increase the surface area of the intestine so that more nutrients can be ...
Chapter 9 Digestive system 9.3 Digestive Enzymes Digestive
... o This increase in pH occurs after chyme enters the duodenum, and allows different digestive enzymes to be active depending on the pH ...
... o This increase in pH occurs after chyme enters the duodenum, and allows different digestive enzymes to be active depending on the pH ...
Exercise Physiology Study Guide-Test 1 History of Exercise
... Glycogen is stored in the liver and is converted back to glucose as needed Advantages: High energy yield per liter of O2 uptake (5.2kcal/LO2) Metabolized both aerobically and anerobically Rapid activation Glycogen concentration can be greatly increased by training and diet Can be the sol ...
... Glycogen is stored in the liver and is converted back to glucose as needed Advantages: High energy yield per liter of O2 uptake (5.2kcal/LO2) Metabolized both aerobically and anerobically Rapid activation Glycogen concentration can be greatly increased by training and diet Can be the sol ...
hydrocarbon chains
... -Bacteria regulate the fluidity of their membranes by varying the number of double bonds and length of fatty acid chains -In animals, Cholesterol is the key regulator of membrane fluidity, (hydroxyl group : phospholipid head group, hydrocarbon tail : nonpolar core of the bilayer) -Cholesterol disru ...
... -Bacteria regulate the fluidity of their membranes by varying the number of double bonds and length of fatty acid chains -In animals, Cholesterol is the key regulator of membrane fluidity, (hydroxyl group : phospholipid head group, hydrocarbon tail : nonpolar core of the bilayer) -Cholesterol disru ...
2.3 Carbon-Based Molecules
... 2.3 Carbon-Based Molecules • Carbohydrates can be broken down to provide energy for cells. • Some carbohydrates are part of cell structure. Polymer (starch) Starch is a polymer of glucose monomers that often has a branched structure. ...
... 2.3 Carbon-Based Molecules • Carbohydrates can be broken down to provide energy for cells. • Some carbohydrates are part of cell structure. Polymer (starch) Starch is a polymer of glucose monomers that often has a branched structure. ...
Chapter 17 – Amino Acid Metabolism
... 2 glucuronates attached to bilirubin are secreted in bile. Jaundice - yellow pigmentation in sclera of eye and in skin --> excessive bilirubin levels in blood Caused by excessive breakdown of RBCs, impaired liver function, mechanical obstruction of bile duct. Common in newborns as fetal hemoglobin i ...
... 2 glucuronates attached to bilirubin are secreted in bile. Jaundice - yellow pigmentation in sclera of eye and in skin --> excessive bilirubin levels in blood Caused by excessive breakdown of RBCs, impaired liver function, mechanical obstruction of bile duct. Common in newborns as fetal hemoglobin i ...
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... By this method valuable nutrients such as sugar, fatty acids and amino acids, travel to all cells of the body Cells then catabolize (burn) nutrients in the presence of oxygen to release energy stored within the food Cells also use amino acid nutrients to anabolize (build) large protein molecules nee ...
... By this method valuable nutrients such as sugar, fatty acids and amino acids, travel to all cells of the body Cells then catabolize (burn) nutrients in the presence of oxygen to release energy stored within the food Cells also use amino acid nutrients to anabolize (build) large protein molecules nee ...
Practice - Univerzita Karlova v Praze
... ammonia, than oxidize the keto acids to produce ATP from muscle contraction. However, urea cannot be formed in muscle. Alanine and glutamine transport amino group in the bloodstream to the liver from muscle and other nonhepatic tissues. ...
... ammonia, than oxidize the keto acids to produce ATP from muscle contraction. However, urea cannot be formed in muscle. Alanine and glutamine transport amino group in the bloodstream to the liver from muscle and other nonhepatic tissues. ...
PPT - McMaster Physics and Astronomy
... Maybe delivery from space is a large part. But the same molecules are supplied as are required by the heterotrophic theory. ...
... Maybe delivery from space is a large part. But the same molecules are supplied as are required by the heterotrophic theory. ...
2.3 Carbon-Based Molecules
... • Lipids are nonpolar molecules that include fats, oils, and cholesterol. – Many contain carbon chains called fatty acids. – Fats and oils contain fatty acids bonded to glycerol. Triglyceride ...
... • Lipids are nonpolar molecules that include fats, oils, and cholesterol. – Many contain carbon chains called fatty acids. – Fats and oils contain fatty acids bonded to glycerol. Triglyceride ...
cytology_chemicals
... Both are steroids with four fused carbon rings, but they differ in the functional groups attached to the rings. These then interact with different targets in the body. ...
... Both are steroids with four fused carbon rings, but they differ in the functional groups attached to the rings. These then interact with different targets in the body. ...
Organic Acids - The Nest Group, Inc.
... Organic acids are generally weak acids that do not dissociate completely in water and they are present in every meal we eat. Organic acids are also used in food preservation because they can penetrate bacteria’s cell wall and disrupt their normal physiology. Ion chromatography is the favored analyti ...
... Organic acids are generally weak acids that do not dissociate completely in water and they are present in every meal we eat. Organic acids are also used in food preservation because they can penetrate bacteria’s cell wall and disrupt their normal physiology. Ion chromatography is the favored analyti ...
CH 3
... short chain(2~4C), medium chain (6~10C) & long chain(12~26C) fatty acid • According to whether it contains double bond or not (saturate & unsaturate fatty acid) • According to the number of carbon atom, the source & property. such as: Butyric acid, Arachidonic acid ...
... short chain(2~4C), medium chain (6~10C) & long chain(12~26C) fatty acid • According to whether it contains double bond or not (saturate & unsaturate fatty acid) • According to the number of carbon atom, the source & property. such as: Butyric acid, Arachidonic acid ...
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... • Cooperativity – Multiple binding sites – Two states: high affinity (R for Hb) & low (T) – Different factors influence the R↔T equil • Oxygen: allosteric activator (positive) • BPG, H+, etc.: allosteric inhibitors ...
... • Cooperativity – Multiple binding sites – Two states: high affinity (R for Hb) & low (T) – Different factors influence the R↔T equil • Oxygen: allosteric activator (positive) • BPG, H+, etc.: allosteric inhibitors ...
21: Lipids
... because isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) has the same C5 σ-skeleton. We have highlighted isoprene units in some terpenes using structures that show just their carbon σ-skeletons. [graphic 21.18] When you set out to identify isoprene units in a terpene, do not look for the conjugated C=C bonds of is ...
... because isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) has the same C5 σ-skeleton. We have highlighted isoprene units in some terpenes using structures that show just their carbon σ-skeletons. [graphic 21.18] When you set out to identify isoprene units in a terpene, do not look for the conjugated C=C bonds of is ...
Origin of Life Part 1: Organization of the biosphere
... General comments about ecology versus individuality in relation to origins thinking ...
... General comments about ecology versus individuality in relation to origins thinking ...
L10v02-glycolysis and TCA
... The combined steps our net energy negative, despite the production of NADH and ATP. ...
... The combined steps our net energy negative, despite the production of NADH and ATP. ...
Growth of Pseudomonas oleovorans in Two Liquid Phase
... a major integral membrane protein. This suggestedthat insertion of a large amount of AlkB into the membrane could directly or indirectly affect activities of enzymes involved in fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis.The formation of trans unsaturated fatty acids resulted mainly from the effects of 1 ...
... a major integral membrane protein. This suggestedthat insertion of a large amount of AlkB into the membrane could directly or indirectly affect activities of enzymes involved in fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis.The formation of trans unsaturated fatty acids resulted mainly from the effects of 1 ...