19 Nutrient Digestion and absorption Flashcards
T-F– only monosaccharides can be absorbed?
T
What is branched vegetable starch is called? Unbranched starch?
amylopectin
amylose
Amylose has what type of linkages?
alpha-1,4-linkages
Branch points in amylopectin consist of what type of linkages?
alpha-1,6
What are the 3 basic monosaccharides?
glucose, fructose, and galactose
Does glycogen or amylopectin have more alpha-1,6 linkages?
Much more in glycogen
What are the 2 phases of digestion of carbohydrates?
- gut lumen by secreted enzymes
2. along brush border wall by enzymes
Is salivary amylase or pancreatic amylase more important?
Pancreatic
What types of bonds to alpha-amylases act upon?
alpha-1,4
What type of bonds can alpha-amylases not act upon?
- Terminal alpha-1,4
- alpha-1,6
- alpha-1,4 bonds adjacent to 1,6 branches
Starch digestion by amylase results in production of what 3 sugar structures?
maltos, maltotriose and alpha-limit dextrins
What are the remnants of branching points and the surrounding alpha 1,4-bonded glucose molecules that cannot be cleaved by amylase?
Dextrins
Can glucose be produced by amylase hydrolysis of starch?
No
What cleaves alpha-1,4 linkages of maltose, maltotriose, and alpha-limit dextrins to yield glucose?
Maltase
What is sucrase-isomaltase dual activities?
- cleave sucrose into glucose and fructose
2. Isomaltase cleaves alpha-1,6 bonds of a-limit dextrins
What does lactase do?
hydrolyze lactose
What is the protein responsible for Na/Glu coupled uptake that is driven by NaK ATPase?
SGLT1
Insulin has what effect of which receptor of glucose absorption?
Downregulates expression of Glut 2 on the apical membrane
When is Glut 2 upregulated?
Increased sugar load [and artificial sweetener as she pointed out]
What fructose protein carrier is found primarily in the jejunum?
Glut5-facilitated diffusion
Sugar transport across basolateral membrane occurs via facilitated diffusion by which transport protein?
Glut2 [glucose, fuctose, and galactose]
T-F–50% of our protein load comes from endogenous sources?
True
What are endogenous sources of protein intake?
- proteins from secretions
- shed epithelial cells
What is the gastric protease?
pepsin
How much protein digestion is pepsin responsible for? is it necessary?
10-15%
No