For Protein we have terms and definitions in 40 topics. The topics are Anthromorphemics, Anthropology, Atkins Diet, Beauty, Beer Brewing, Biotechnology, Bodybuilding, Cancer, Cholesterol, Culinary, Diabetes, Drug Research, Evolution, Explosives, Fitness, Food, Food and Health, Fossils, Gaucher Disease, Gene Testing, Genetics, Genetics and Food, Genetics and Genealogy, Genome, Gerontology, HIV and AIDs, Health and Beauty, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Human Body, Huntingtons Disease, Lymphoma, Microbiology, Nutrition, Oceanography, Physical Geography, Pompe Disease, Prostate Cancer, Sanitation and Supplements.

Protein (Anthromorphemics)

A long chain of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds (a polypeptide chain).

Protein (Anthropology)

A long chain of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds (a polypeptide chain).

Protein (Atkins Diet)

Protein is one of three macronutrients that provide calories. It’s needed for the growth and repair of all human tissues. The body can make 13 of its 22 amino acids; the other 9, called essential amino acids, must be obtained in the diet. Protein provides the body with energy and heat, and is needed for the manufacture of hormones, antibodies and enzymes. It also maintains the body's acid/alkali balance.

Protein (Beauty)

Large organic molecules, made of amino acids, found in all living cells. Enzymes and hormones are proteins. So are collagen, keratin, and elastin. Proteins break down through sun damage and aging. Applied topically to the skin proteins help the skin's surface look firmer.

Protein (Beer Brewing)

Organic compounds consisting of linked amino acids. Proteins provide body, and improve head retention.

Protein (Biotechnology)

A molecule composed of amino acids arranged in a special order determined by the genetic code. Proteins are required for the structure and function of all living organisms.

Protein (Bodybuilding)

The major structural component of all body tissue; necessary for muscular growth and cellular repair. Proteins are also a functional component of enzymes, hormones, etc. Used for energy only when carbohydrates and fats are not available. Stress - Any real or perceived adverse stimulus, physical or psychological, that tends to disturb an individual¹s homeostasis.

Protein (Cancer)

The bits of your cells that actually do things. Proteins are large, complex molecules composed of one or more chains of amino acids. They have a huge range of jobs in the body, from controlling chemical reactions (enzymes) to providing a cell's internal scaffolding.
A protein's job is determined by the sequence of amino acids that it is made of. This, in turn is determined by the order of bases in the gene that made the protein. So if the sequence of bases in a gene is damaged (mutated), it can alter the function of a protein so that it can no longer do its job correctly. This can lead to cancer.

Protein (Cholesterol)

A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA coding for the protein.
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Protein (Culinary)

The nutrient which is needed for growth and repair

Protein (Diabetes)

One of the three main classes of food. Proteins are made of amino acids, which are called the building blocks of the cells. The cells need proteins to grow and to mend themselves. Protein is found in many foods such as meat, fish, poultry, and eggs.See also: Carbohydrate; fats.

Protein (Drug Research)

A large organized molecule composed of one or more amino acids chains. The order of the amino acids is determined by the base sequence of nucleotides (base pairs) in the gene coding for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of cells, tissues, and organs. Hormones, enzymes and antibodies are proteins.

Protein (Evolution)

A molecule made up of a sequence of amino acids. Many of the important molecules in a living thing -- for example, all enzymes -- are proteins.

Protein (Explosives)

Protein, any of the group of highly complex organic compounds found in all living cells. Protein is the most abundant class of all biological molecules, comprising about 50% of cellular dry weight. Classified by biological function, proteins include the enzymes, which catalyze cellular reactions; collagen, keratin, and elastin, which are structural, or support, proteins; hemoglobin and other transport proteins; casein, ovalbumin, and other nutrient proteins; antibodies, which are necessary for immunity; protein hormones, which regulate metabolism; and proteins such as actin and myosin, the contractile muscle proteins, that perform mechanical work. Structurally, proteins are large molecules composed of one or more chains of varying amounts of the same 22 amino acids, which are linked by peptide bonds. Each protein is characterized by a unique and invariant amino acid sequence. Protein chains may contain hundreds of amino acids; some proteins also incorporate phosphorus or such metals as iron, zinc, and copper. The amino acid sequence also determines the molecule's three-dimensional structure; this so-called native state is required for proper biological function. The information for the syntheses of the specific amino acid sequences from free amino acids is carried by the cell's nucleic acids.

Protein (Fitness)

One of the three nutrients that supply calories to the body (the other two are fats and carbohydrates). The protein we eat becomes a part of our muscle, bones, skin, and blood. Protein is the only nutrient the body can’t live without. Protein is also necessary for muscular growth and repair.

Protein (Food)

Emically, a protein is a complex nitrogenous compound made up of amino acids in peptide linkages. etary proteins are involved in the synthesis of tissue protein and other special metabolic functions. anabolic processes they furnish the amino acids required to build and maintain body tissues. an energy source, proteins are equivalent to carbohydrates in providing 4 calories per gram. oteins perform a major structural role in all body tissues and in the formation of enzymes, hormones and various body fluids and secretions. oteins participate in the transport of some lipids, vitamins and minerals and help maintain the body's homeostasis.

Protein (Food and Health)

Chemically, a protein is a complex nitrogenous compound made up of amino acids in peptide linkages. Dietary proteins are involved in the synthesis of tissue protein and other special metabolic functions. In anabolic processes they furnish the amino acids required to build and maintain body tissues. As an energy source, proteins are equivalent to carbohydrates in providing 4 calories per gram. Proteins perform a major structural role in all body tissues and in the formation of enzymes, hormones and various body fluids and secretions. Proteins participate in the transport of some lipids, vitamins and minerals and help maintain the body's homeostasis.

Protein (Fossils)

A molecule made up of a sequence of amino acids (there are 23 different amino acids). Many of the important molecules in a living thing -- for example, all enzymes -- are proteins.

Protein (Gaucher Disease)

The building blocks of cells involved in all essential life functions (e.g., cell growth, energy production, metabolism).

Protein (Gene Testing)

A large, complex molecule composed of amino acids. The sequence of the amino acidsÑand thus the function of the proteinÑis determined by the sequence of the base pairs in the gene that encodes it. Proteins are essential to the structure, function, and regulation of the body. Examples are hormones, enzymes, and antibodies.

Protein (Genetics)

The primary component of cells. A string of linked amino acids whose order is specified by a gene. Proteins build up most of the structures in cells and act as little machines that work together inside of cells to accomplish most of the things cells do.

Protein (Genetics and Food)

substances made up of long chained three-dimensional molecules that are an essential fabric of all living organisms. Proteins produced by DNA are in effect the information coded in DNA translated into flesh and blood.

Protein (Genetics and Genealogy)

A large complex molecule made up of one or more chains of amino acids. Proteins perform a wide variety of activities in the cell. Compare to Peptide. See Amino Acid.

Protein (Genome)

A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order; the order is determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the gene that codes for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs; and each protein has unique functions. Examples are hormones, enzymes, and antibodies.

Protein (Gerontology)

A linear sequence of Amino Acids whose three-dimensional shape determines a particular function in the body.

Protein (HIV and AIDs)

A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order. This order is determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the gene coding for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs, and each protein has unique functions. Examples are hormones, enzymes, and antibodies.

Protein (Health and Beauty)

Large organic molecules, made of amino acids, found in all living cells. Enzymes and hormones are proteins. So are collagen, keratin, and elastin. Proteins break down through sun damage and aging. Applied topically to the skin proteins help the skin's surface look firmer.

Protein (Hepatitis B)

A substance made of a string of amino acids. Proteins are the “building blocks” of the human body.

Protein (Hepatitis C)

Proteins are nitrogen-rich compounds that are formed from complex series of amino acids. They are fundamental to many of the processes of life, and are the fundamental building blocks for much of the substance of cellular and non-cellular life

Protein (Human Body)

any of a group of organic compounds composed of one or more chains of amino acids. Common sources of protein are meat, fish, nuts and pulses.

Protein (Huntingtons Disease)

An important kind of molecule in the human body, consisting of a sequence of amino acids. The shape of a protein depends on the number and sequence of amino acids that make it.

Protein (Lymphoma)

One type of compound found within the body. Proteins make up much of the body's tissue in addition to being the main part of enzymes, hormones, and immunologic substances.

Protein (Microbiology)

1. The complete, assembled form of a holoprotein, containing all necessary subunits (eg. hemoglobin is comprised of two a and two b globin subunits, as well as a heme prosthetic group) (see also polypeptide).
2. A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order; the order is determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the gene coding for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the bodys cells, tissues, and organs, and each protein has unique functions. Examples are hormones, enzymes, and antibodies.

Protein (Nutrition)

An organic substance made from hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen. The body needs protein to live; most of your body is made of it. Proteins are made from strings of amino acids. tissues. Biological substances such as hormones and enzymes are composed of protein. The body makes the specific proteins it needs for growth, repair and other functions from protein in the diet.

Protein (Oceanography)

Proteins are a class of large organic (containing carbon) molecules found in all living cells.

Protein (Physical Geography)

Organic substances primarily composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and some other minor elements which are arranged in about 20 different compounds known as amino acids. The various amino acids found in a protein are linked together by peptide bonds.

Protein (Pompe Disease)

Any of a number of naturally occurring complex substances (such as enzymes or antibodies) involved in essential life functions.

Protein (Prostate Cancer)

Any of a group of complex organic macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually sulfur and are composed of one or more chains of amino acids. Proteins are fundamental components of all living cells and include many substances, such as enzymes, hormones, and antibodies, that are necessary for the proper functioning of an organism. They are essential in the diet of animals for the growth and repair of tissue and can be obtained from foods such as meat, fish, eggs, milk, and legumes

Protein (Sanitation)

(1) Any of the complex nitrogenous compounds formed in living organisms which consist of amino acids bound together by the peptide linkage. (2) Any of a group of nitrogenous organic compounds of high molecular weight synthesized by plants and animals that, upon hydrolysis, yields amino acids that are required for all life processes.

Protein (Supplements)

Any of numerous naturally occurring extremely complex combinations of amino acids that contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, usu. sulfur, occas. phosphorus, iron, and/or other elements that are essential constituents of all living cells and are synthesized from raw materials by plants but assimilated as separate amino acids.

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