Lecture 10 Part 1 Flashcards
what are proteins
- large molecules
- diverse structure and function
- organs and soft structures of body
- enzymes
- signals
- hormones
what are proteins made up of
C
H
O
N
S
what form of nitrogen to animals require
amino acids
why do younger animals have higher requirements of proteins and amino acids
based on body weight
- making a lot of new tissues/muscles
what are the basic structural material for body tissues
muscle
skin
vital organs
blood cells
hormones
enzymes
hair
hooves
feathers
horns
wool
bone
what is the protein structure
- amino acids
- polypeptide (sting of amino acids)
what are the main things in amino acid structure
R group (changes)
amino group
carboxyl group
what are the essential AAs
arginine
histidine
isoleucine
leucine
lysine
methionine
phenylalanine
threonine
tryptophan
valine
what is different in the non-essential AAs glycine and proline in poultry
they will become essential
in nonruminants what are the same as essential AAs
dietary essential AAs
why is it hard to define protein/AA digestion in ruminants
because of role the microbes play
undigested proteins
those that escape rumen and are digested similar to non-ruminants
crude protein
tells us about N available
non protein nitrogen (NPN)
peptides, amines, nucleic acids, amino acids, N containing compounds
- more relevant for ruminants
what can happen if you overfeed urea
cause ammonia toxicity
- need to feed adequate CH3O
Sychrony
Sychrony between N and carbs
- not appropriate for young ruminants
total sulfur amino acids
TSAA
- methionine + cystine
- methionine is essential
- body convert Met into Cystine to avoid deficiency in Met
cysteine
not measured because usually binds together
cystine
2 cysteines bound together with disulfide bond
- cysteine content almost always expressed as cystine
what can phenylalanine converted to
tyrosine (non essential AA)
what is phenylalanine considered
essential amino acid
- rarely limiting AA
true protein
composed of AA
- more important for non ruminants
digestible protein
portion of protein digested
- not all absorbed in SI
- breaking bons
availability
AA may be digested. but is it available for synthesis of protein?
- Maillard reaction