Digestion of Major Nutrients - Carbohydrates - Sugars
4 important questions on Digestion of Major Nutrients - Carbohydrates - Sugars
What are the types of sugars in carbohydrates?
2. Simple sugars = monosaccharides (glucose, galactose, fructose)
What does the luminal phase of sugar digestion do?
What does the membrane phase of sugar digestion do?
- Sucrase: Sucrose
- Lactase: Lactose
- Isomaltose: Dextrose
- Maltase: Maltotriose and maltose
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How are monosaccharides absorbed?
2. Facilitated diffusion via uniporters in enterocytes (fructose)
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