BIOCHEM

• Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. Its fiber-like structure is used to make connective tissue.
• immunoglobulin is a glycoprotein produced by an organism as a protective response to the invasion of microorganisms or foreign molecules.
• Antigen is a foreign substance, such as a bacterium or virus, that invades the human body biochemical molecule that counteracts a specific antigen.
• Amino acids are building blocks of proteins.
• Arginine is required for growth in children (not needed for adults)
• Histidine is required for synthesis of proteins and maintains healthy immune system and supports heart health
• Isoleucine improves immune system
• Leucine heals skin & bones
• Methionine regulates metabolic process, innate immune system, digestive functioning in mammals
• Phenylalanine is production of Neurotransmitters (Norepinephrine & dopamine)
• Threonine is lipid metabolism
• Tryptophan helps make melatonin & serotonin
• Valine enhances energy, increase endurance & aid in muscle tissue and repair
• Lysine is essential in production of carnitine
• Complete Dietary Protein contains all essential amino acids.
• Glycoproteins contains carbohydrates or carbohydrate derivatives in addition to amino acids and contains very important substances such as Collagen and Immunoglobin.
• COLOSTRUM helps protect the newborn infant from those infections to which the mother has developed immunity.
• LIPOPROTEINS is a conjugated protein that contains lipids in addition to amino acids.
• PLASMA LIPOPROTEIN is a lipoprotein that is involved in the transport system for lipids in the bloodstream.
• CYCLOSPORINE is one of the best known immunosuppressive agents (antirejection drugs)
• Chylomicrons function is to transport dietary triacylglycerols from the intestine to the liver and to adipose tissue.
• Very-Low-Density Lipoproteins functions is to transport triacylglycerols synthesized in the liver to adipose tissue.
• Low-density lipoproteins function is to transport cholesterol synthesized in the liver to cells throughout the body
• High-density lipoproteins function is to collect excess cholesterol from body tissues and transport it back to the liver for degradation to bile acids.
• Cysteine is the only standard amino acid that has a side chain that contains a sulfhydryl group
• Peptides is a compound consisting of two or more amino acids linked in a chain, the carboxyl group of each acid being joined to the amino group.
• Insulin is used for managing diabetes, insulin is a peptide hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.
• Octreotide (Sandostatin) this peptide analogue is used to treat conditions such as acromegaly, carcinoid tumors, and certain types of diarrhea.
• Calcitonin is used for treating osteoporosis and Paget's disease of

  bone, calcitonin is a peptide hormone that helps regulate calcium levels in the body.
• Essential Amino Acids is an amino acid needed in the human body that must be obtain from dietary sources because it cannot be synthesized within the body from other substances in adequate amounts.
• Two Large Families of Lipids that have messenger function: Steroid Hormone and Eicosanoids.
• Hormones is a bio-chemical subtances, produced by a ductless gland that has a messenger function
• Steroid Hormones is a cholesterol derivatives.
• Main Glands of Steroids are Adrenal Gland and Ovaries
• Three Major Classes of Steroid Hormones; hormone, sex hormones, and adrenocorticoid.
• Major group of Sex Hormone are Estrogen, Androgen, and Progestin.
• Estrogen are responsible for the development of the female secondary sex characteristic.
• Androgen are synthesized in the testes and adrenal cortex and promote the male secondary characteristic.
• Progestins are synthesized in the ovaries and placenta and prepare the lining of the uterus for implantation of the fertilized ovum.
• Qual Contraceptives are used to suppress ovulation as a method of birth control.