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The human body can get energy by metabolizing proteins, carbohydrates or fatty acids, depending on the circumstances. Roughly speaking, the energy it gets
comes mostly from allowing all the carbon atoms in the food molecules to become oxidized to carbon dioxide (CO₂) by reaction with oxygen from the
atmosphere. Hence the energy content of food is roughly proportional to the carbon content.
Let's consider fructose (CH₁206), one of the simplest carbohydrates, and valine (C₂H₁ NO₂), one of the amino acids from which proteins are made. Using
the idea above about energy content, calculate the ratio of the energy the body gets metabolizing each gram of fructose to the energy the body gets
metabolizing each gram of valine.
Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
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Transcribed Image Text:The human body can get energy by metabolizing proteins, carbohydrates or fatty acids, depending on the circumstances. Roughly speaking, the energy it gets comes mostly from allowing all the carbon atoms in the food molecules to become oxidized to carbon dioxide (CO₂) by reaction with oxygen from the atmosphere. Hence the energy content of food is roughly proportional to the carbon content. Let's consider fructose (CH₁206), one of the simplest carbohydrates, and valine (C₂H₁ NO₂), one of the amino acids from which proteins are made. Using the idea above about energy content, calculate the ratio of the energy the body gets metabolizing each gram of fructose to the energy the body gets metabolizing each gram of valine. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. 0 4 X C
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