Phenylalanine

child is diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU). You are asked to counsel them regarding the treatment of their child’s disease. What would you say? She would first need to know that PKU is treatable. Treatment of PKU consists of restriction of phenylalanine from the diet in order to maintain toxic levels and some common foods are milk and eggs (Newborn Screening, 2013). Supplementation with other amino acids is essential. Treatment is lifelong and patient must adhere to treatment plan to…

intolerance of noise, epileptic seizures,anxiety, personality changes. Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, a Chemist working for G.D Searle and Company. He was trying to create a drug to create ulcers. He combined two amino acids, phenylalanine, and aspastic acids together and accidentally found out…

"Amino acids are the building blocks for muscle.” What relevant issues does the vegetarian athlete face when trying to build muscle Amino acids construct protein and are the building blocks of protein. when protein is consumed the further process of breakdown leads to certain amino acid’s such as (glutamine, lysine, theonine) form together to allow specific functions throughout and within the body and are the key building blocks of many parts of the body. there is said to be around 20-22 amino…

both a and b d. neither a nor b ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 23.1 - WHAT ARE ENZYMES? 5. Which of the following is true of trypsin? a. It does not affect any peptide bonds. b. It hydrolyzes all peptide bonds. c. It hydrolyzes peptide bonds to leucine and phenylalanine. d. It hydrolyzes peptide bonds to arginine…

identify multiple tests in one tube. twelve different conventional media plus a self-contained inoculating wire. The twelve test are for glucose and gas, then lysine, ornithine, H2S and indole, adonitol, lactose, arabinose, sorbitol, dulcitol, phenylalanine (amino acid), urea, and citrate (No VP test require). These medias performs 15 different biochemical tests that will determine the genus and the species of gram negative bacteria. This test will help identify the 5digit number that will…

Salmonella infection in food is the one of the major causes of foodborne illnesses including fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Thus, early detection of Salmonella contamination is important for our healthy life. Conventional detection methods for the food contamination have limitations in sensitivity and rapidity, thus the early phase detection has been difficult. Herein, we developed a bioelectronic nose using a carbon nanotube (CNT) field-effect transistor (FET) functionalized with…

NutraSweet or Equal. It discusses different ingredients that are included in Aspartame and their dangers. Also, the article states that Aspartame is 200 more times sweeter than natural sugar. The ingredients that pose a risk are aspartic acid, phenylalanine, methanol, and formaldehyde. After reading this article I questioned it’s reliability. The article seems unreliable for a few reasons. One reason it’s unreliable is that it doesn’t state an author. So, since there is no author I was not…

The traveling plum. Directly translated “Li Hing Mui” means traveling plum and it is no wonder since it is exactly that, a small deeply coloured plum that is cured with salt and then dried, preserving it for travel. With roots in China these little salty sweet and sour nuggets have traveled all over the world, a secret to those who know but hiding in plain sight in any China town grocery store. In the early 1900 imported Chinese ingredients started making it on the scene in Hawaii and Li Hing…

called “the inborn errors of metabolism” in 1909. Causes This recessive disorder is caused by a mutation of the homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD) gene (which is an enzyme that is involved in the catabolism of the amino acids tyrosine and phenylalanine). Due to this, a substance called homogentisic acid accumulates in the skin and other tissues in the body. The acid, then leaves the body through urine. When the urine is exposed to air it turns dark brown or black. Since alkaptonuria is a…

Dopamine Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that sends messages from the brain and different nerve cells in the body. Dopamine is considered a chemical that is produced in three different areas of the brain. The areas of the brain that are affected by Dopamine are the hypothalamus, substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area. Dopamine is linked to movement, memory, attention, inhibition of prolactin production, learning, sleep, mood, pleasurable reward, behavior, pain processing…