module 6 nutrition

• Factors that can change a protein's structure

  • Heat
  • Acid
  • Enzymes
  • Agitation
  • Alcohol
  • Electrolysis: applying electric current
  • Salting: adding salt to milk makes cheese
• Insulin

  A peptide hormone
• Protein


  A unique macronutrient
• Albumin


  Soluble balancer of water in blood vessels
• Antibodies


  Proteins produced by immune system in response to antigen
• Edema


  Found in cancer patients
• Protein function

  Determined by its shape
• Antigen


  Foreign substances that enter our bodies and trigger an immune response
• pH that the body works to maintain in tight range

  7.35 to 7.45
• Proteins in blood

  Maintain optimal balance between the fluids inside and outside cells and blood vessels
• Low blood albumin

  Develops into edema
• Amino acids


  Linked together by peptide bonds
• Cooking an egg

  An example of denaturation - which cannot change nutritional value
• Protein


  Composed of amino acids
• Physical barriers that proteins form against immune invaders

  • Skin
  • Mucus