Exam 1 Flashcards
10 Essential Amino acids
PVT. TIM HALL
Dr. William Beumont
Alexio St. Martin, shot in stomach, scraped cells and discovered digestion
Alexio St. Martin
He got shot and tested by Beumont
Daniel
First recorded nutritional experiment found in book of Daniel
Lavosier
Father of nutrition
Lind
Scurvy, Vitamin C
Babcock
Gave cows different diets, yellow corn helped them live longer
Funk
“Vital amine” -Vitamin
“Most important nutrient
Water
Highest energy amount in livestock
Carbohydrates
Most energy per gram?
Fats
Nutrient that provides energy only after requirements?
Protein
No energy?
Water, vitamins and minerals
NFE, Ether, Kjeldahl test, Nx6.25
Carbs, Fats, Protein, Protein
3 Volatile Fatty Acids
Acetate, Proprionate, Butyrate
3 Essential Fatty Acids
Aracidonic, Lineoleic, Lineolenic
Long Chain Saturated Fatty Acid
Palmetic and stearic fatty acid
How much more energy in fat than carbs?
2.25x
What percent water loss is fatal?
12%
3 important water properties
High specific heat, high latent heat of vaporization, high dielectric constant
3 sources of water?
Metabolic, feed, drinking
Effects of water deprivation?
Increased food intake, increased heart rate, death, etc.
Carbohydrates are made up of:
C, H, O
Carb function?
Energy
Pentoses
Arabinose, Ribose, Xylose
Hexoses
Glucose, Fructose, Galactose, Mannose
2 simple sugars (hexoses and pentoses) bond to form
Sucrose, Lactose, Cellobiose, Maltose
Sucrose
Glucose + fructose
Lactose
Glucose + Galactose
Mannose
Glucose + Glucose alpha bond
Cellobiose
Glucose + Glucose beta bond