Biochemistry for Nurses

5

Composition and Metabolism of Amino Acids and Proteins

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Structure of amino acids

5.3 Classification of amino acids

5.4 Amino acid metabolism

5.5 Biosynthesis of Non-essential amino acids

5.6 Amino acid catabolism

5.7 Proteins

5.8 Protein synthesis

5.9 Glycosylation of proteins

5.10 Protein targeting

5.11 Sequencing of proteins

5.12 Denaturation of proteins

5.13 Precipitation of proteins

5.14 Protease digestion

5.15 Chemical digestion of proteins

5.16 Chromatography

5.17 Electrophoresis of proteins

5.18 Nitrogenous constituent of urine

5.19 Urea cycle

5.20 Porphyrins, hemes, haemoglobin, blood and plasma proteins, and chlorophylls

5.21 Enzymes and co-enzymes

5.1 INTRODUCTION

Amino acids are the basic ...