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Amino acids from marine fish and their implications in health and diseases In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010

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Title Amino acids from marine fish and their implications in health and diseases In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010
 
Creator Chakraborty, Kajal
Vijayagopal, P
Vijayan, K K
 
Subject Biochemistry
Fish Nutrition
 
Description An amino acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.
Amino acid is any one of a class of simple organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur. These compounds are the building blocks of proteins. Amino
acids are the building blocks (monomers) of protein, and are utilized by every cell in the body for a
variety of crucial functions. The shape and other properties of each protein is dictated by the precise
sequence of amino acids in it. Normally, we obtain them from our food sources, particularly those high
in protein; the body breaks these proteins down into their constituent parts, and then our cells
use these to build the specific types of protein each of them needs. Amino acids form short polymer
chains called peptides or polypeptides which in turn form structures called proteins. Each amino
acid has at least one carboxyl (COOH) group, which is acidic, and one amino (NH2) group, which is
basic.
 
Publisher ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2010
 
Type Teaching Resource
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16706/1/Vistas%20in%20Marine%20Biotechnology_2010_Chp%2029.pdf
Chakraborty, Kajal and Vijayagopal, P and Vijayan, K K (2010) Amino acids from marine fish and their implications in health and diseases In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010. [Teaching Resource]