Protein Crossword

An energy-yielding nutrient composed of carbon
The building blocks of protein
When protein molecules change their shape and take on new characteristics
Amino Acids your body can make
Your body is not able to make the remaining 9 amino acids. So you have to receive the others through your diet.
Proteins that defend the body against infection and disease
The maintenance of the correct level of acidity of body fluid
A compound that can counteract an excess of acid or base in a fluid
Plants that have a special ability to capture nitrogen from the air and transfer it to their protein-rich seeds.
A diet consisting entirely or mostly of plant foods.
Animal food sources
Plant food sources. They are missing one or more of the essential amino acids
Two or more incomplete proteins that can be combined to provide and the essentials amino-acids
A comparison of nitrogen a person consumes with the nitrogen he or she excretes
A sickness caused by lack of an essential nutrient
A condition caused by lack of calories and protein in the diet
A protein deficiency disease
A wasting disease caused by lack of calories and protein