EPISODE · May 27, 2023 · 22 MIN
089.5 Bonus Protein - Stringy
from The History of American Food · host Margaret Hardin
Send in your Questions! Chemistry Class for food is back and this time it is protein. Again, no tests and no homework.Fascinating Topics Addressed:Why amino acids are called that;Where protein as a substance was identified in chemistry experiments;What a peptide bond is;Why proteins inspire micro manufacturing;Can you survive only eating aminos - but no proteins;How we get energy from protein;And I say primordial ooze. As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here: "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @THoAFood Instagram: @THoAFoodMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood
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Send in your Questions! Chemistry Class for food is back and this time it is protein. Again, no tests and no homework.Fascinating Topics Addressed:Why amino acids are called that;Where protein as a substance was identified in chemistry experiments;What a peptide bond is;Why proteins inspire micro manufacturing;Can you survive only eating aminos - but no proteins;How we get energy from protein;And I say primordial ooze. As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here: "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @THoAFood Instagram: @THoAFoodMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood
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