Describe and compare the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins and in your answer, explain the role of ATP.
Essential nutrients
These are the organic compounds present in the food that provide nourishment essential for the development and growth of our body. Nutrients not only provide us with the required energy to carry out various biological processes but are also the building blocks for repair and growth in our bodies.
Vitamins
The vitamins are organic molecules required in low concentration for the proper functioning of the body. They cannot be generated in the organism and are taken into the body through the diet. The lack of proper vitamins results in diverse deficiency disorders. They are thus called essential nutrients. The important vitamins are vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin E.
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Describe and compare the
answer, explain the role of ATP. Also discuss the differences between anabolic and
catabolic pathways, the regulation of metabolic pathways and the differences in
metabolism between the well-fed and 1.1 Describe the structural characteristics that are common to all the amino acids that are
found in mammalian proteins and draw the structure of the tripeptide Tyr-Thr-Trp in the
ionic form that predominates at pH 7. Show all atoms (including hydrogens) as well as
any charges as necessary. Explain the general features of amino acid side chains and
the importance of associated non-covalent interactions. (1fasting state.
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