RT Book, Section
A1 Moore, Daniel
A1 Burd, Nicholas
A1 Slater, Gary
A2 Burke, Louise
A2 Deakin, Vicki
A2 Minehan, Michelle
SR Print(0)
ID 1185563095
T1 Protein Needs for the Athlete
T2 Clinical Sports Nutrition, 6e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd
PP New York, NY
SN 9781743767900
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1185563095
RD 2024/04/18
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: