Question

For adults, the RDA of the amino acid lysine is 12 mg per kg of body weight. How many grams per day should a 73.0kg adult receive?

Answer 1

12 mg per kg. so multiply 12 times 73 and this gives you the answer in mg.

convert to kilograms

we know 1000 g = 1 kg

we also know 1000 mg = 1 gram

Answer 2

876000

Answer 3

.876 g/day

Answer 4

1.5

Answer 5

a) The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of the trace metal magnesium is 410 mg/day for males. Express this quantity in ?g/s. Express this quantity in b) For adults, the RDA of the amino acid lysine is 12 mg per kg of body weight. How many grams per day should a 75 kg adult receive?. c) A typical multivitamin tablet can contain 2.0 mg of vitamin (riboflavin), and the RDA is 0.0030 g/day. How many such tablets should a person take each day to get the proper amount of this vitamin, assuming that he gets none from any other sources?
d.) The RDA for the trace element selenium is 0.000070 g/day . Express this dose in mg/day .