When skeletal muscle is catabolized, the amino acids are returned to the amino acid pool.
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Q. 2Dispensable amino acids are absorbed more rapidly than indispensable amino acids.
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Q. 3To denature is to change the structure of a protein.
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Q. 4Protein digestion begins in the stomach and involves hydrochloric acid and pepsin.
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Q. 5The primary structure of a polypeptide determines how a protein will function.
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Q. 6Polypeptides are synthesized on mitochondria.
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Q. 7Plant proteins are termed complete proteins because they contain all the indispensable amino acids in the proper amounts and proportions to each other to prevent amino acid deficiencies and to support growth.
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Q. 8Protein quality is based on the amounts and types of amino acids and the extent to which the amino acids are absorbed.
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Q. 9Indispensible refers to amino acids that the body cannot manufacture.
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