Question 1
Do you suspect nutrients such as vitamins and minerals could induce, aggregate, and/or possibly prevent the misfolding of proteins?
How might our diets influence the misfolding of proteins?
Source:
DeToma AS, Salamekh S, Ramamoorthy A, Lim MH. Misfolded proteins in Alzheimer’s disease and type II diabetes. Chem Soc Rev. 2012 Jan 21;41(2):608-21. doi: 10.1039/c1cs15112f. Epub 2011 Aug 4. PMID: 21818468; PMCID: PMC3210870.
Question 2
Vegans must combine amino acids from different sources to form a complete protein, do all the essential amino acids need to be eaten at once or can a ‘complete protein’ be comprised of different meals throughout the day?
Source:
Tymoczko, J. L., Berg, J. M., Gatto, G. J., & Stryer, L. (2019). Biochemistry: A short course, Macmillan International Higher Education.
