what happens to proteins, Group7, 5th by Sophia Preston

27680_ — 2024-10-03 17:06:23 UTC

These are amino acids. It is the subunits of proteins that help build cells. All amino acids either stay in your time or end up in feces.

What Happens To Proteins During Digestion?

4014417 — 2024-10-03 17:18:12 UTC

During the digestion of proteins, they soon start to break down into individual amino acids which then get absorbed into the cells.

4031823 — 2024-10-03 17:20:39 UTC

It's important to digest protein because the process allows the amino acids to create new proteins, which will help with cell function and the development of stronger and healthier muscles.

Amico acids

4031823 — 2024-10-03 17:28:07 UTC

we use Amino acids help break down food in your body and they also make hormones in the brain and also they help grow/repair tissues

27680_ — 2024-10-03 17:39:15 UTC

proteins keep the body strong and rebuild calls they are very important

Protein/Amino acid Conversion

40207_2 — 2024-10-03 22:43:36 UTC

though amino acids are used to build our body so our cells can stay alive, we do not eat them directly. we must first break down proteins into different types of amino acids via digestion. using enzymes in stomach acid we can break apart long strands of proteins into the amino acids we need to survive.

What Happens to Amino Acids: Used to build cells

40207_2 — 2024-10-03 22:58:09 UTC

One way that amino acids are used after digestion is by being used to build tissue in our body. One great example of this is muscles and tendons which both move and are constantly damaged. For example, when you stretch your muscles, you create microscopic rips in them, which are then filled with new cells. To help these and all cells live we need amino acids, which are subunits of protein, to be used to build our cells

Four Possible Pathways

4014417 — 2024-10-04 14:55:11 UTC

Once the proteins get to the digestion system and break down, then they turn into amino acids. When they turn into the acids while still in the digestion, they get absorbed into your cells which they then start to slowly build up.

What Does Your Body Do With Excess Proteins

4014417 — 2024-10-04 15:01:22 UTC

Once your body has finished using the proteins it has received for its functions such as building and repairing tissues, any leftover protein undergoes a process of change into waste products, which are then discarded from the body.