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education/nutrition/Proteins.md

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 Proteins are large, complex, organic molecules made up of **amino acids**.
 	- Contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
 	- Found in plants, animals, bacteria, and viruses
-- Proteins also help maintain acid-base balance.
-	- Maintaining the proper pH of body fluids
-	- Act as a **buffer**
 - Major functions of protein in the body:
 	- To build new cells and many parts of cells
 	- As a component in hardened structures like hair and nails
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 	- As transporters
 	- To make certain hormones
 	- As an energy source (as a last resort)
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 # Introduction
 - By helping to maintain fluid balance, proteins prevent **edema** (accumulation of fluid in tissues
 - Proteins also help maintain **acid-base balance**.
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 - Essential amino acids are amino acids the body cannot make or cannot make enough of to meet its needs
 - Conditionally essential amino acids are the amino acids the body cannot make or cannot make enough of to meet its needs
 - There are 9 essential acids and 11 non-essential acids
-| Essential | Non
+
+| Essential                    | Nonessential  |
+| ---------------------------- | ------------- |
+| Histidine                    | Alanine       |
+| Isoleucine                   | Aspartic acid |
+| Leucine                      | Asparagine    |
+| Lysine                       | Glutanic acid |
+| Methionine                   | Serine        |
+| Phenylanaline                | Argine        |
+| Threonine                    | Cysteine      |
+| Tryptophan (extra important) | GLutamine     |
+| Valine                       | Glycine       |
+|                              | Proline       |
+|                              | Tyrosine      |
+TT HILL MVP
+
+# Synthesis
+A specific order of amino acids is needed to formulate a protein. 
+
+# DNA
+- DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) provides instructions for making proteins.
+	- **Genes** are a portion of DNA
+	- To make proteins, cells assemble amino acids into specific sequences according to information from DNA
+- A **peptide bond** is a chemical attraction that connects two amino acids together
+-