Digestion of Carbs and Proteins Flashcards

1
Q

What breaks down disaccharides in the small intestine?

A

Brush border enzymes on the surface

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2
Q

3 main polysaccharides

A

Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose

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3
Q

Two types of starch

A

a-amylose

amylopectin

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4
Q

Structure of amylose

A

straight chains of glucose

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5
Q

Structure of amylopectin

A

Highly branched chains

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6
Q

What are the bonds found in cellulose

A

beta-1,4 glycosidic bonds

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7
Q

Why does lactose intolerance cause its symptoms?

A

Unabsorbed lactose causes an osmotic gradient in the lumen, pulling water into it

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8
Q

What is glucose-galactose absorption syndrome?

A

Lack of expression of transport proteins, meaning those sugars cannot be absorbed

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9
Q

What membrane contains the microvilli of the small intestine?

A

Apical membrane

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10
Q

Transcellular transport requires how many transport proteins? Do they work both ways?

A

2
1 for in
1 for out
Unidirectional

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11
Q

What pathway occurs around cells?

A

Paracellular pathway

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12
Q

What is the biosynthetic pathway?

A

Production of proteins inside the cell to then be transported out (RER -> Golgi -> out)

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13
Q

What is vectorial transport?

A

Transport of molecules in or out the cell, which can only occur in one direction

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14
Q

What is the basolateral membrane?

A

The underside/outside of small intestine cells

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15
Q

How is glucose transported INTO intestinal cells?

A

Coupled with Sodium for SGLT1

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16
Q

What is SGLT1

A

Sodium coupled glucose transport enzyme

17
Q

How is glucose passed from the cell to the blood?

A

GLUT-2 transport protein

18
Q

What does SGLT1 transport?

A

Glucose AND galactose coupled with Na

19
Q

How is an inward sodium gradient maintained in intestinal cells?

A

Na-K ATPase

20
Q

Why does H20 readily follow glucose into the blood?

A

Large inflow of Na into the blood causes an osmotic gradient to form
Water easily passes through tight junction

21
Q

How does fructose pass from lumen to the cell?

A

GLUT-5 protein

22
Q

Why doesnt fructose require a transporter?

A

We don’t have a blood fructose level, so fructose always flows in

23
Q

Why does water not follow fructose into the blood stream?

A

No Na transported with the fructose so no concentration gradient is formed

24
Q

What does GLUT-5 transport?

A

Fructose (out of cell)

25
Q

What does GLUT-2 transport?

A

Fructose, glucose and galactose (out of cell)

26
Q

What do proteases do?

A

Hydrolyse peptide bonds (break down proteins to amino acids)

27
Q

What is the function of endopeptidases?

A

Break peptide bonds in the middle of proteins

28
Q

What are exopeptidases?

A

Break amino acids off the ends of proteins

29
Q

What is an aminopeptidase?

A

An exopeptidase which breaks an AA off the amino end

30
Q

What is a carboxypeptidase?

A

An exopeptidase which breaks an AA off the carboxy end

31
Q

How are single amino acids transported from the lumen to the cell?

A

Sodium coupled amino acid transporter

32
Q

How are 70% of amino acids taken up?

A

Di-/tripeptides

33
Q

How are tri-/dipeptides taken from the lumen to the cell?

A

PepT1

Protein coupled transport protein

34
Q

How is the acidic microclimate of the lumen maintained?

A

NHE3

Pumping of protons out of the cell back into the lumen in exchange for a Na