Showing posts with label Biomolecules and chemicals of life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biomolecules and chemicals of life. Show all posts
July 10, 2024

NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS OF THE NEWBORN

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Growth and development:   Newborn infants are at special nutritional risk due to their body makeup versus nutritional requirements. In the f...
September 25, 2023

BREAKDOWN OF FATS IN THE HUMAN BODY

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  INTRODUCTION: Fats are some of the chemicals of life that are used by the body to generate energy other than carbohydrates and proteins ...
September 10, 2023

MACROMOLECULES OF THE HUMAN BODY

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MACROMOLECULES OF THE HUMAN BODY: Chemical life begins with atoms and ions and these may combine to form molecules.  In our basic chemistry,...
July 30, 2023

EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON NUTRITION

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INTRODUCTION: Alcohol also sometimes referred to as the demon drink is one of the most commonly consumed and abused drink in all nations.  I...
April 29, 2023

INSULIN AS A CHEMICAL OF LIFE

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  Introduction: Insulin increases the transport of glucose from the blood into cells by increasing the permeability of cell membranes to g...
April 15, 2023

AMINO ACIDS

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INTRODUCTION: Proteins occur in every living organism, are of many different types, and have many different biological functions. The kera...
March 12, 2023

CALCIUM AND THE HUMAN BODY

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ROLE OF CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D IN BONE HOMEOSTASIS: Calcium is the primary mineral responsible for bone formation and for maintaining bone h...
March 04, 2023

THE FORCES THAT INTERACT WITH BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

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  COVALENT BONDS:   Molecules are formed by sharing of electrons between atoms and for covalent bonding, basically the atoms will be of the ...
March 02, 2023

TERTIARY STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS

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INTRODUCTION:   Secondary structure denotes the configurational relationship between residues which are about 3-4 amino acids apart; or seco...

MAGNESIUM (Mg++)

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INTRODUCTION:   Magnesium is the fourth most abundant cation in the body and second most prevalent intracellular cation. Magnesium is mainly...
December 10, 2022

CORTISOL

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  OBJECTIVES OF THE DISCUSSION:  By the end of this discussion, the reader/medical student will be able to; 1.  Describe cortisol and it...
December 04, 2022

CO-ENZYMES

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  INTRODUCTION: Enzymes may be simple proteins, or complex enzymes, containing a non-protein part, called the prosthetic group. The prosth...
December 03, 2022

PLASMA PROTEINS

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  INTRODUCTION: Total blood volume is about 4.5 to 5 liters in adult human being. If blood is mixed with an anticoagulant and centrifuged,...
November 09, 2022

COLLOIDS

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  INTRODUCTION: Colloids are proteins, starches, or other large molecules that remain in the blood for a long time because they are too la...
November 08, 2022

DIGESTION OF LIPIDS

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  INTRODUCTION: The major dietary lipids are triacyl glycerol, cholesterol and phospholipids. The average normal diet contains about 20-30...