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Complete proteins vegan diet

Tessari P, et al. Essential amino acids: Master regulators of nutrition and environmental impact? DOI: Most dietitians believe that plant-based diets contain such a wide variety of amino acid profiles that vegans who follow a varied, healthful diet are virtually guaranteed to get all their amino acids with very little effort. McDougall J. Your body… Read More »

Key components of proteins are twisted to boost reactions useful to medicine – Science Daily

In proteins, amino acids are held together by amide bonds. These bonds are long-lived and are robust against changes in temperature, acidity or alkalinity. Certain medicines make use of reactions involving amide bonds, but the bonds are so strong they actually slow down reactions, impeding the effectiveness of the medicines. Researchers devised a way to… Read More »