What is protein ? And why is so important ? Protein is an essential nutrient found in animal products, nuts, and beans. The name protein name comes from the Greek wordprotos, which means “first.” Your body uses proteins in your diet to build new cells, maintain tissues, and synthesize new proteins that make it possible for you to perform basic bodily functions.To visualize a molecule of protein, close your eyes and see a very long chain, rather like a chain of sausage links. The links in the chains are amino acids, commonly known as the building blocks of protein. In addition to carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, amino acids contain a nitrogen (amino) group. The amino group is essential for synthesizing (assembling) specialized proteins in your body.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:25:53 +0000
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