Table 1 |
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Some energy dependent processes associated with protein metabolism |
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| Processes |
Description |
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| Protein Turnover |
Formation of initiation complexes*; peptide bond synthesis |
| RNA Turnover |
Ribosomal RNA; transfer RNA; pre-messenger RNA splicing; and messenger RNA |
| Regulatory Processes |
Reversible phosphorylation, GTP-GDP exchange proteins, ion pumps and channels, second
messengers |
| Nitrogen Metabolism |
Glutamine/glutamate cycle; glucose/alanine cycle; urea synthesis |
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* Adapted from reference 1 |
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Manninen Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2004 1:21 doi:10.1186/1550-2783-1-2-21 |
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