III. Small Intestine Flashcards
Lactose + water
What catalyst is used?
And to yield what products?
Lactase=catalyst
Yields galactose + glucose
In the small intestine, all remaining _____________ are hydrolyzed down to _____________.
Saccharide chains, monosaccharides
Sucrose + water uses what catalyst to yield what products?
Sucrase is catalyst.
Fructose and glucose is products.
Maltose uses which catalyst to yield what products?
Maltase is catalyst.
Glucose and glucose is products.
What are the 3 most common dietary monosaccharides?
Glucose, fructose, and galactose.
Where do the dietary monosaccharides enter the bloodstream?
In the villi in the small intestine.
Which 2 monosaccharides are sent into an organ to be converted into another monosaccharide?
What is the organ?
What is the monosaccharide?
Fructose and galactose.
Liver.
Glucose.