TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Protein Needs for the Athlete A1 - Moore, Daniel A1 - Burd, Nicholas A1 - Slater, Gary A2 - Burke, Louise A2 - Deakin, Vicki A2 - Minehan, Michelle PY - 2021 T2 - Clinical Sports Nutrition, 6e AB - Proteins are composed of 20 different amino acids that are linked together via peptide bonds between their carboxyl and amino terminals to form polypeptide strands of varying amino acid sequences and lengths. The specific sequence of the amino acids is determined by messenger RNA templates and ultimately dictates the final shape and function of the protein. Proteins have a wide variety of structural and regulatory functions that are crucial to normal cellular metabolism and function and would be critically important for the athlete. These could include, for example: SN - PB - McGraw Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/12 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1185563095 ER -