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Metabolic Enigma of Nutrient Biochemistry
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  • 1. Enzyme transferring amino groups in amino acid metabolism
  • 2. Process turning lipids into soap by alkali hydrolysis
  • 3. Metabolic pathway favoring acetoacetate from fatty acids
  • 6. Complex transporting fats through aqueous plasma milieu
  • 11. Iron-containing protein transporting oxygen in erythrocytes
  • 12. Pertaining to blood sugar curve post carbohydrate ingestion
  • 14. Active vitamin A alcohol essential for vision and epithelial integrity
  • 16. Byproduct of metabolic degradation pathways
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  • 4. Proportion of ingested nutrient accessible for physiological use
  • 5. Complex carbohydrate made from many monosaccharide units
  • 7. Flavonoid pigment responsible for vivid berry hues
  • 8. Describing protein catalysts accelerating biochemical reactions
  • 9. Highly branched polysaccharide component of starch
  • 10. Lipoprotein transporting dietary triglycerides post intestinal absorption
  • 13. Metabolic breakdown releasing energy from complex molecules
  • 15. Molecule facilitating zinc transport across cellular membranes
  • 17. Enzyme catalyzing fructose cleavage in glycolysis’s fifth step
  • 18. Antinutrient chelating minerals, especially zinc and iron
  • 19. Five-carbon sugar involved in pentose phosphate shunt

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