9 sentences with 'acids'
Example sentences and phrases with the word acids and other words derived from it.
• « Several of these amino acids are essential for the functioning of the synapse or interneuronal junction. »
• « Vitamin H (biotin) helps the synthesis of fatty acids and carbohydrates, facilitates the production of body fats, helps maintain healthy skin and hair and balances the hormonal system. It is found in yeast, beans, egg yolk, bananas, mushrooms. »
• « There are twenty-two different amino acids and different proteins contain them in varying relative proportions. »
• « The sequence of amino acids in protein chains is also variable, so theoretically there could be an infinite number of different proteins. However, each of the proteins present in living organisms has its own characteristics. »
• « Fourteen of the twenty-two amino acids are called non-essential and can be synthesised by the body from other amino acids or simple molecules. The other eight, called essential, must be provided by the diet, as the body is unable to synthesise them. »
• « Amino acids are the chemical units made up of nitrogen, carbon and oxygen, which form proteins. »
• « There are 20 different amino acids in human proteins, but a single protein molecule can contain thousands of amino acids. »
• « Saturated fats are fats contained in foods, usually of animal origin, whose constituent fatty acids are predominantly saturated. »