question archive 1) Suppose you are stranded on a desert island and have nothing but protein to eat
1) Suppose you are stranded on a desert island and have nothing but protein to eat
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1) Suppose you are stranded on a desert island and have nothing but protein to eat. Outline briefly how your body will use this source of food for its energy needs.
2. Define "zymogen" and describe the role of one zymogen in protein digestion. Why is it important that proteases, which cleave proteins to their individual amino acid components, are produced as zymogens? 3. Why does a mammal go to the energetic expense of making urea from ammonia rather than simply excreting ammonia, as do bacteria? 4. Many Europeans enjoy eating "sweetbreads," which are organ meats, including pancreas tissue. The pancreas is the source of the polypeptide hormone insulin, which is important in regulating carbohydrate metabolism. Why don't such gourmets have problems with their carbohydrate metabolism?
