A Teacher's Guide to PKU
Phenylketonuria (or PKU) is an inherited disorder of protein metabolism. Children with PKU do not have a functioning enzyme to metabolize or break down amino acid call phenylalanine (PHE for short), which is found in all food proteins. Protein in foods is important for building and repairing t...
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Universidad de Belgrano - Documentos CEEGMD - Centro para el estudio de enfermedades genéticas, metabólicas y discapacidades. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | http://repositorio.ub.edu.ar/handle/123456789/2808 |
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| Sumario: | Phenylketonuria (or PKU) is an inherited disorder of protein metabolism. Children with PKU do not
have a functioning enzyme to metabolize or break down amino acid call phenylalanine (PHE for
short), which is found in all food proteins.
Protein in foods is important for building and repairing the body's tissues. Amino acids are often
called the "building blocks" of protein. Twenty-two amino acids can be joined together in various
combinations to form all the different kinds of proteins in foods. Enzymes are special substances in
the body which work to separate the amino acids in food proteins and recombine them to form the
different proteins which the body needs. |
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