proteins

1. Complex organic molecules (see also organic molecule ) made up of amino acids . Proteins are basic components of all living cells and are therefore among the principal substances that make up the body. In addition to being necessary for the growth and repair of the body's tissues, proteins provide energy and act as enzymes that control chemical reactions in the cell .

Notes

Foods that contain a high percentage of protein include meat, fish, poultry, milk products, beans, and nuts.

Example Sentences

This means supplying proteins and fats because our bodies tend to need to eat less frequently when we consume them.

From The Daily Beast

It causes some of my cells to express Ebola proteins to illicit an immune response.

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Comets contain amino acids, which are organic compounds that include the raw ingredients for proteins that make for living things.

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Research is a living DNA chain of proteins that pass compounds along, one to the other.

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In lieu of bone marrow transplants, scientists hope to use stem cells to serve as the future vectors of mutant CCR5 proteins.

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Food proteins that cause no redness and swelling are thought harmless for that patient.

From Project Gutenberg

Proteins of all our common foods are now obtainable in the drug trade put up in tiny capsules ready for the test.

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If injected beneath the skin or rubbed into a deep scratch, the food proteins, like the pollen proteins, may be dangerous.

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Just what action the liver exerts upon proteins is not wholly known at the present writing.

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The proteins, or nitrogenous foods, are not so completely burned up in the body.

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