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Nutrition · Chapter 5

Follow the Protein: Stomach to Amino Acid

A protein you eat is a long, folded chain of amino acids — far too big to absorb. Digestion unfolds it and snips the bonds between amino acids, organ by organ, until single amino acids can cross into the blood. Step through the journey and watch the chain come apart.

The digestive tract

Molecular view
amino acid peptide bond
The protein journeypress Next to begin at the mouth
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