My friend Alexander Girau at advanotech gave me a quick primer on Proteins, Sugars, and Fats. I found this relevant as I began exploring ketosis and veganism last year out of curiosity.
Figured I’d share it here:
Proteins (amimo acids):
8/9 (one is isomeric) essential (for humans) amino acids associated with making proteins.
20/21 common amino acids associated with making proteins.
250 general amino acids that compose other biomolecules.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002222.htm
Sugars:
Can be separated in several ways but mainly by chain length (monomer, dimer and poly)and structure (linear, cyclic).
http://www.rsc.org/…/Resources/cfb/carbohydrates.htm
Fats (Lipids):
Dietary fats are triglycerides separated based on hydrogen content (saturation) and isomeric stricture (cis-trans). However, they are generally known as a lipid.
Other lipid-like molecules include: steroids, phospholipids, waxes, fatty alcohols, fatty acids.
http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/reader/2547?e=gob-ch17_s02
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