{"id":625,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"protein-metabolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":"Protein Metabolism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 153); \">Protein Metabolism<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Dietary proteins are broken down into amino acids in the stomach &amp; intestines. Then 1\/3 is absorbed into the blood stream in the form of amino acids and 2\/3 in the form of small peptides (peptide bonded amino acids).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">About 1\/4 of the amino acids released during protein breakdown are fully degraded.  Thus, 3\/4 are transported to various locations in the body where they are re-synthesized into the proteins required for muscle &amp; connective tissue development, and enzyme &amp; hormone formation, etc. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">The majority of the body&#8217;s amino acid supply comes from breakdown (catabolism) of its own cells: 125-250g of body protein is broken down and re-synthesized each day. The average adult needs to consume 30-60g of protein\/day to replace those amino acids that are normally metabolized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Protein turnover is rapid (3-4 days) in some tissues, such as the liver and intestines, but slower (few months) for muscular proteins, bones and connective tissue. <\/p>\n<p>Athletes require more proteins to compensate for more muscle protein synthesis, needed for the repair of any muscle damage from prolonged exercise. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Animals use nitrogen-containing amino acids from plant sources, as basic building blocks for the manufacture of proteins and nucleic acids. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Plant-feeding insects are dependent on nitrogen in their diet. The amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied to a plant can affect the reproduction rate of insects feeding on it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small; \"><a href=\"?p=626\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \">read more ..<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; \">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protein Metabolism Dietary proteins are broken down into amino acids in the stomach &amp; intestines. Then 1\/3 is absorbed into the blood stream in the form of amino acids and 2\/3 in the form of small peptides (peptide bonded amino acids). About 1\/4 of the amino acids released during protein breakdown are fully degraded. 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