Small Intestine Digestion and Absorption of Carbs and Proteins Flashcards
SI or LI for K+ secretion
only large intestine
glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GLIP or GIP)
secreted in duodenum and jejunum
only hormone to be stimulated to be secreted by all types of nutrients
results: stimulates beta cells to secrete insulin
inhibits gastric acid secretion
glycosidic bonds
bind monosaccharides together
starch
mixture of straight and branched chain polymers of glucose
amylose = straight chain amylopectin = branched glycogen = branched animal starch
sucrose
glucose + frucose
lactose
glucose + galactose
small intestine can only absorb what size carbohydrate
monosaccharide
**colon cannot absorb any carbs
insoluble vs soluble fibers
insoluble fibers = cannot be digested by human enzymes and are excreted unaltered in feces
soluble = partially degraded by enzymes from colonic bacteria
first phase of starch digestion
initiated in the mouth by salivary amylase…but bulk is by pancreatic amylase in duodenum lumen
both enzymes = alpha1,4 bonds (amylose and amylopectin)
NOT external bonds nor alpha1,6 bonds that form branch points in the amylopectin molecule
thus digestion by amylase is incomplete and results in oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, alpha-limit dextrins)
second phase of starch digestion
brush border in SI
glucoamylase, sucrase, isomaltase –> digest straight chain oligomers into monomers of glucose –> absorbed
isomaltase –> digest alpha-limit dextrins (alpha1,6 bonds)
Na+/Glucose transporter 1 (SGLT1)
apical membrane that transports glucose (and galactose) into enterocyte against gradient by coupling it with Na+ transport
after SGLT1…fate of glucose and galactose
can be retained for cell’s metabolic needs…
or can exit the cell across the basolateral pole via GLUT2
GLUT2
basolateral glucose and galactose transporter out of enterocyte and into ECF
GLUT5
apical transporter of fructose into enterocyte
inefficient since not coupled with Na+ uptake like the SGLT1
non absorbed starch fate (6-10%) - those that make it out of the SI
metabolized by colonic bacteria into acetate, propionate, and butyrate that are absorbed by the colonic cells