Question

When you drink a cup of milk, what happens to the protein in the milk after it has been swallowed? To describe these processes, you must be able to use the vocabulary effectively.

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tripeptide is the active form of a digestive enzyme in the stomach that breaks polypeptide chains into smaller acid group polypeptides. dipeptide 2. Cleavage of proteins by pepsin in the stomach results in formation of which get broken down amino acids further in the small intestine. protein turnover 3. An amino acid chain made up of three amino acids joined together is called a amine group describes an amino acid chain made up of two amino acids joined together. denaturation amino acid pools 5. The 20 different are the building blocks used for protein synthesis. portal vein are stockpiles found in the blood and other cells of the body that can be used to build new polypeptide strands proteins. pepsin 7. The continual process of degrading and synthesizing protein is called occurs when a protein is exposed to heat, acid, bases, or mechanical agitation resulting in unfolding of the protein, though the peptide bonds remain intact. 9. The part of an amino acid that contains nitrogen is called the 10. The is also known as the carboxyl group. 11. Single amino acids that are absorbed in the small intestine travel to the liver via the

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Answers to the above blanks are:

1. Pepsin
2. Polypeptide strands
3. Tripeptide
4. Dipeptide
5. Amino acids
6. Amino acid pools
7. Protein turnover
8. Denaturation
9. Amine group
10. Acid group
11. Portal vein