Please respond to ONE of the topics.
You are required to have 2 peer-reviewed references for the topic you have chosen. Minimum of 500 words, NO more than 750 words or approximately 3 paragraphs (expected range of 500 to 750 words) plus your references for your answer please.
- Discuss one or two of the most important functions of protein in the body.
- How is protein used in or by the digestive system?
- Pick one of the essential amino acids and discuss how it helps keep the body healthy
- What happens if the body is depleted or low in protein?
just a friendly reminder both assignments require:
Please respond to ONE of the topics.
You are required to have 2 peer-reviewed references for the topic you have chosen. Minimum of 500 words, NO more than 750 words or approximately 3 paragraphs (expected range of 500 to 750 words) plus your references for your answer, please.
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L-Isoleucine in the Human Body
Human Life on Earth is carbon-based.
Whereas the most basic building block is carbon, the ‘key to life’ has been found to be protein.
Proteins are made up of amino acids strung together in different configurations.
Proteins within the mammalian body code for a large number of functions in addition to forming the building blocks and base for life.
It is for this reason that amino acids are essential to human life.
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