Protein For Your Body
by Cuero Delota
http://www.proteinz.com
Protein builds and replaces tissues, carries nutrients and
oxygen through the bloodstream and to cells, maintains
fluid balance, and helps maintain the hormonal chemistry
that keeps the body going. Approximately one-fifth of your
body weight is made up of protein. There are two types of
protein: Complete protein contains all essential amino
acids. Sources of complete protein are seafood, soy
products, eggs, milk, meat, and fowl.
Complementary protein requires food sources to provide
essential amino acids such as beans and rice.
Almost all proteins have structural similarities with other
proteins and in some cases a common evolutionary origin.
The SCOP database (http://scop.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/scop/),
created by manual inspection and abetted by a battery of
automated methods, aims to provide a detailed and
comprehensive description of the structural and
evolutionary relationships between all proteins whose
structure is known. It provides a survey of all known
protein folds, detailed information and framework for
future research and classification.
Every function in the living cell depends on proteins.
Motion and locomotion of cells and organisms depends on
contractile proteins. The catalysis of all biochemical
reactions is done by enzymes, which contain protein. The
structure of cells, and the extracellular matrix in which
they are embedded, is largely made of protein. (Plants and
many microbes depend more on carbohydrates, e.g.,
cellulose, for support, but these are synthesized by
enzymes.) The transport of materials in body fluids depends
on proteins. The receptors for hormones and other signaling
molecules are proteins. Proteins are an essential nutrient
for heterotrophs. The transcription factors that turn genes
on and off to guide the differentiation of the cell and its
later responsiveness to signals reaching it are proteins.
Proteins are mandatory for the well being of all human
being because they constitute about 15% of our mass on an
average. Protein molecules are present in our muscles,
cartilage, ligaments, skin and hair. Therefore, they are
like the saviours of our lives.
If you are a vegetarian or a 'meat eater' protein is a must
for your diet, to build our own protein molecules.
Deficiency in protein can lead to symptoms such as fatigue,
insulin resistance, hair loss, loss of hair pigment, loss
of muscle mass, low body temperature, and hormonal
irregularities.
Protein deficiency can lead to symptoms such as fatigue,
insulin resistance, hair loss, loss of hair pigment, loss
of muscle mass, low body temperature, and hormonal
irregularities. Severe protein deficiency is fatal.
Excess protein can cause problems as well, such as causing
the immune system to overreact, liver dysfunction from
increased toxic residues, possibly bone loss due to
increased acidity in the blood, foot problems in horses,
and can also be linked to obesity.
In allergies and allergic reactions proteins comes in the
picture. Many people are allergic to casein, the protein in
milk; gluten, the protein in wheat and other grains; the
particular proteins found in peanuts; or those in shellfish
or other sea foods.
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