Description

Protein:
- Complex, high MW, long chain, amino acids joined by peptide bond
- Peptide is short chain of amino acids
- Primary structure: amino acids sequence
- Secondary structure: alpha helix or beta sheet that form by hydrogen bond
- Tertiary structure: single protein molecule, interactions between hydrogen bonds, ionic interactions and disulfide bonds
- Quaternary structure: union more than one protein subunit
- Dietary protein are not same as proteins in cells and body fluids
- Protein digested by pepsin in stomach to small peptide and finally to amino acids
- Proteolytic enzymes: protein – splitting enzyme
- Amino acids absorbed by mucosal cells of small intestines and transported to liver