Q: What are broken down during digestion to provide the amino acids needed for protein synthesis?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Dietary proteins are broken down during digestion to provide the amino acids needed for protein synthesis. Any extra proteins in the diet not needed for this purpose are used for energy or stored as fat. One gram of proteins provides 4 Calories of energy. Eating protein provides the amino acids for your cells to produce your own antibodies, muscle fibers and enzymes (as well as many other types of proteins).

 Choices:

- sugars

- carbohydrates

- metabolytes

- dietary proteins


A:
dietary proteins