Fats can be synthesized from both carbohydrates and proteins. The evidence is given below: 1. From Carbohydrates: It is an experimental fact that animals can deposit fat practically on fat-free diet (Fig. 10.30.) Young pigs fed on barley deposit more fat than can be accounted for from the protein and fat content of barley. So the carbohydrates must have been [...]
Depot fat is not identical with food fat. With the customary diet, the depot fat of each species is a characteristic one. But if diet be altered in either quality or quantity specially after starving the animal, the depot fats may resemble food fat to a varying extent. On the whole, depot fats are more unsaturated than food fats. One [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Formation of Nucleoproteins 2. Types of Nucleoprotein 3. Synthesis. Formation of Nucleoproteins: Nucleoproteins contain phosphoric acid and also other prosthetic group. Hence, they should be placed in a special class. Nucleoproteins are formed by the union of nucleic acid with basic protein. The nucleic acids, viz., deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid [...]