Across
- 5. Principle peptide hormone of the thyroid gland.
- 6. Plants of the bean, pea and lenti family.
- 8. Protein fragments of many amino acids bonded together.
- 9. Large proteins of the blood produced by the immune system.
- 10. Protein fragments that are 3 amino acids long.
- 12. Nitrogen-containing portion of an amino acid (2 words put together)
- 15. Protein from which connective tissues are made.
- 16. Attached to the backbone of each amino acid (2 words put together)
- 19. An amino acid produced as an intermediate compound.
- 20. Condition of excess base in the blood.
- 21. ____ Balance (the amount consumed compared with amount excreted)
- 23. Compound related in structure to the amino acid trpytophan.
- 25. Form of PEM related to protein malnutrition and infections.
- 27. Low-protein staple food that provides abundant starch energy.
- 29. Compounds that accept hydrogens from solutions.
Down
- 1. Protein fragments that are 2 amino acids long.
- 2. Proteins that facilitate chemical reactions without being changed.
- 3. Substance that speeds the rate of a chemical reaction.
- 4. Protection from or resistance to a disease or infection.
- 7. Irreversible change in a protein's folded shape.
- 9. Building blocks of protein. (2 words put together)
- 11. Connects one amino acid with another. (2 words put together)
- 13. Compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.
- 14. Globular protein of red blood cells.
- 17. Chemical messengers secreted by a number of body organs.
- 18. Compounds that help keep a solution's acidity constant.
- 22. Swelling of body tissues caused by leakage of fluid from blood vessels.
- 24. Protein ____ (continuous breakdown of body proteins)
- 26. Compounds that released hydrogens in a watery solution.
- 28. Principle nitrogen-excretion product of protein metabolism.