Relier Pairs ProteinsVersion en ligne proteins part 1 par Danielle Woods 1 protein digestion in small intestine 2 denaturation of protein 3 basic structure of amino acid 4 primary structure 5 protein digestion in stomach 6 how many nonessential amino acids? 7 quaternary structure 8 secondary structure 9 how many essential amino acids? 10 peptide bonds 11 protein absorption 12 tertiary structure unfolding of proteins occurring in presence of heat, acid, base, salt, or mechanical agitation eleven join 2 amino acids together slightly folded and twisted absorbed in small intestine, transported to liver from intestines via portal vein single peptide chain, simple linear chain two or more polypeptide chains bond together 3D globular shape, folding of polypeptide chain amine group, R group (side chain), carboxyl group, hydrogen gastrin releases HCl, HCl denatures proteins and converts pepsinogen to pepsin proteases released by pancreas, breaking down polypeptides to dipeptides and tripeptides, which are further broken down into amino acids nine