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35 Cards in this Set
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-65% -Part of water and most organic molecules |
Oxygen |
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-15% -Backbone of all organic molecules |
Carbon |
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-10% -Part of all organic molecules and water |
Hydrogen |
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-3% -components of proteins and nucleic acids |
Nitrogen |
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-2% -Constituents of bones |
Calcium |
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-1% -part of cell membrane |
Phosporus |
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-0.3% -Important in nerve action |
Potassium |
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-0.2% -Structural components of most proteins |
Sulfur |
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-0.1% -Primary ion in body fluids |
Sodium |
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-0.1% -Component of digestive acid |
Chlorine |
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-Trace -Important for the action of certain enzymes |
Magnesium |
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-Trace -A constituent of hemoglobin |
Iron |
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-Polar, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -Soybeans -maintenance of nervous system |
Asparagine |
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-Polar non essential amino acids -Beef, Pork -Garlic, Onion -Body alertness, keratin synthesis |
Cysteine |
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-Polar, non essential amino acid -beef, pork -Celery, cabbage -stress protein, immune boosters |
Glutamine |
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-Polar, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -Soybeans -Food source of the brain |
Serine |
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-Polar, non-essential amino acids -seafood -Soybeans -fight or flight response |
Tyrosine |
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-Nonpolar, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -Soybeans -glucose control during glycolysis |
Alanine |
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-Nonpolar, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -Soybeans -Neurotransmittance control |
Glycine |
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-Nonpolar, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -Soybeans -muscle and joint maintenance |
Proline |
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-Electrically charged, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -peanuts and corn-blood pressure maintenance |
Arginine |
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-Electrically charged, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -energy maintenance |
Aspartic Acid |
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-Electrically charged, non-essential amino acids -beef, pork -Nervous system overall health maintenance |
Glutamic Acid |
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-enzyme found in mouth -breaks down straches into disaccharides |
Salivary Amylase |
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-enzymes found in stomach -breaks down protein into large peptides |
Pepsin |
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-enzymes found in small intestine(from pancreas) -continues the breakdown of starch |
Amylase |
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-enzymes found in small intestine(from pancreas) -continues the breakdown of protein |
Trypsin |
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-enzymes found in small intestine(from pancreas) -breaks down fats |
Lipase |
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-enzymes found in small intestine -breaks down remaining disaccharides into monosaccharides |
Maltase, Sucrase, Lactase |
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-enzymes found in small intestine -breaks down dipeptides into amino acids |
Peptidase |
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Enumerate the polar essential amino acid/s |
Threonine |
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Enumerate the nonpolar essential amino acid/s |
•Phenylalanine •Trytophan •Methionine •Leucine •Isoleucine •Valine |
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Enumerate the electrically charged essential amino acid/s |
•Lycine •Histidine |
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Enumerate the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA |
•Thymine •Guanine •Cytosine •Adenine |
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Enumerate the four nitrogenous bases found in RNA |
•Uracil •Guanine •Cytosine •Adenine |
