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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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To describe: The processing of a piece of steak, starting in the mouth and ending with the absorption of individual amino acids.

Introduction: Proteins are known as building blocks of the body. They are made up of long chain of amino acids that are arranged in linear chain of polypeptide chains. Amino acids are an organic molecule and is made up of a basic amino group (-NH2), an acidic carboxyl group (-COOH), and an organic R group, which is unique in each amino acid.

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