Amino acids are wasted (not used to build protein or nitrogen-containing compounds) in the body whenever there is:
a. inadequate dietary sodium or potassium.
b. too much energy from dietary carbohydrate and fat.
c. too great a variety of amino acids supplied by the diet.
d. too much dietary protein.
e. adequate high-quality protein in the diet.
Question 2
If amino acids are oversupplied:
a. muscle tissue formation is accelerated.
b. the body converts amino acid residues to extra blood proteins.
c. they are filtered from the blood and excreted by the kidneys.
d. the body removes and excretes their amine groups.
e. the body stores them until they are needed.
Palade's use of the pulse-chase method to study protein secretion
Components of the Human Body
Messenger RNA (mRNA) carries genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein synth
Amino acids.
The anterolateral system. The pathways from only one side of the body are shown.
For each chromosome type in the body, there are two copies. One is from the mother, and one is from