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What is Protein

Chapter 6
Environmental, Health, and Business Opportunities in the New Meat Alternatives Market
An organic substance – polymer chains of amino acids, considered an essential nutrient for the human body; there are 20 types of amino acids representing the building blocks for the human proteins – 11 are non-essential which can be synthesized by the human organism and 9 are essential which need to be provided by food.
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Microbial Protein: An Essential Component for Future Food Security
Akash Saklani (Gurukula Kangri University, India) and Navneet (Gurukula Kangri University, India)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7350-0.ch006
Abstract
In the next 30–40 years, the food production system will face the challenge of increasing the production and availability of food products. Compared to the other foods, meat products are the least environmentally friendly. This chapter explores the opportunities of including microbial protein—the dried cells of microorganisms, such as algae, fungi, actinomycetes, and bacteria—in the food system to improve food security. Since ancient times, different microbes have been used as part of the diet all over the world. Recently, the term single cell protein gained popularity to describe the dibble single-cell microorganisms. The health benefits of such products are well-known, and the environmental impacts of their production are low. Emerging meat substitutes based on microbial proteins combined with the right technologies is one of the promising trends in food production that is analyzed in comparison with conventional proteins.
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Chapter 3
Health Benefits of Eating More Plant Foods and Less Meat
An organic substance – polymer chains of amino acids, considered an essential nutrient for the human body; there are 20 types of amino acids representing the building blocks for the human proteins – 11 are non-essential which can be synthesized by the human organism and 9 are essential which need to be provided by food.
Published in Chapter: Health Benefits of Eating More Plant Foods and Less Meat; From: Environmental, Health, and Business Opportunities in the New Meat Alternatives Market
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Chapter 7
Soybeans Consumption and Production in China: Sustainability Perspective
An organic substance – polymer chains of amino acids, considered an essential nutrient for the human body; there are 20 types of amino acids representing the building blocks for the human proteins – 11 are non-essential which can be synthesized by the human organism and 9 are essential which need to be provided by food.
Published in Chapter: Soybeans Consumption and Production in China: Sustainability Perspective; From: Environmental, Health, and Business Opportunities in the New Meat Alternatives Market
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Chapter 7
Applying CI in Biology through PSO
Organic macro molecules composed of one or more amino acids.
Published in Chapter: Applying CI in Biology through PSO; From: Handbook of Research on Computational Intelligence Applications in Bioinformatics
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Chapter 10
Intermediates of Open Innovation in the Aquaculture Industry: A Glimpse at Knowledge Transfer and Trends
Is an organic nutrient composed by one or more amino-acids that have several functions in the living organisms. Its availability or lack of is used by FAO as an indicator of wellbeing.
Published in Chapter: Intermediates of Open Innovation in the Aquaculture Industry: A Glimpse at Knowledge Transfer and Trends; From: The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation
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Chapter 58
Computer Morphogenesis in Self-Organizing Structures
This term identifies every kind of the messages that receives an artificial cell.
Published in Chapter: Computer Morphogenesis in Self-Organizing Structures; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 232
2D-PAGE Analysis Using Evolutionary Computation
A molecule composed of a long chain of amino acids. Proteins are the principal constituents of cellular material
Published in Chapter: 2D-PAGE Analysis Using Evolutionary Computation; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 11
What's New?: A History of Meat Alternatives in the UK
An organic substance – polymer chains of amino acids, considered an essential nutrient for the human body; there are 20 types of amino acids representing the building blocks for the human proteins – 11 are non-essential which can be synthesized by the human organism and 9 are essential which need to be provided by food.
Published in Chapter: What's New?: A History of Meat Alternatives in the UK; From: Environmental, Health, and Business Opportunities in the New Meat Alternatives Market
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Chapter 110
Gene Regulation Network Use for Information Processing
This term identifies every kind of the messages that receives an artificial cell.
Published in Chapter: Gene Regulation Network Use for Information Processing; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 195
Protein Structure Prediction by Fusion,Bayesian Methods
A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA coding for the protein.
Published in Chapter: Protein Structure Prediction by Fusion,Bayesian Methods; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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