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| + | |title = Protein |
| + | |categories = [[Nutrients|'''Small Animal Nutrition''']] |
| + | |text = Protein is a '''[[Nutrition Glossary#Macronutrient|macronutrient]]''' comprised of '''[[Amino Acids Overview - Nutrition|amino acids]]''' chains folded into primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures to form the physical components of plants and animals. '''Protein is required to provide both nitrogen and essential [[Amino Acids Overview - Nutrition|amino acids]]'''. There are no protein stores in the body and dietary protein intake replenishes nitrogen and amino acids that are lost during normal cellular turnover in the body. |
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| + | :[[Protein Overview - Nutrition|Protein Overview]] |
| + | :[[Amino Acids - Nutrition|Amino Acids]] |
| + | :[[Digestibility of Protein]] |
| + | |image = Protein fold.png |
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| + | {{Reviewed Nutrition 1 |
| + | |date = 18 May 2015}} |
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| + | [[Category:Nutrients]] |
| + | [[Category:Protein]] |