3 ms·
I wonder if this can be used as a meatless protein source.
by harveywi 4y ago
I wonder if this can be used as a meatless protein source.
- throwaway0x7E6 4y ago
- themodelplumber 4y agoI wouldn't be surprised if a namesake health product hits Japanese markets at least. Drink "Amino-purobbu", space de mitsukatta 23 amino acids iri! Actually I would totally try it.
- Sharlin 4y agoWhat? Amino acids from asteroids? At a sweet, sweet price of trillions of €$£ per gram? That’s gonna be one expensive burger. These are just bunches of CHNO atoms. We can synthetize them in any biochem lab easily enough.
- ajross 4y agoProbably, yes, in exactly the same way (though with significantly less nutritive value) that fill dirt or construction rubble can be used as a meatless protein source.
- gus_massa 4y agoShort answer: No Long answer: Ignoring the cost ... Each amino acid has two mirrored versions. We use only one of them, so one half will be wasted. Of the half we use, we don't use all of them, we use like 20+something. Some of the others may be transformed into one of the amino acids we use, but it looks like the found many weird amino acids, so a big chunk will be wasted. Also, some amino acids are more useful and we can't produce some of them, so any mix is not equivalent. A mix produced by blending a cow is more similar to our preferred mix than a mix produced blending plants. The mix in the asteroid is even worse. Bacteria can feed from more strange amino acids, so the bacteria in your guts will be happy and you will produce farts no man has smelt before. [Actually the smell depends on how much sulfur the amino acids have. I'm not sure in this case Anyway, expect diarrhea and other nasty stuff.] Some of the weird amino acids may even be toxic, but let's be optimistic. So, it looks like a bad idea.