Carbohydrate Digestion and Enzymes

Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth with the release of ______ from the salivary glands

Amylase is also secreted by the pancreas in order to continue carbohydrate digestion within the small intestine. Enzymes for disaccharide hydrolysis are often immobilised on the ______ lining of the small intestine

Humans do not possess an enzyme capable of digesting ______ and hence it passes through the body undigested

Protein digestion begins in the stomach with the release of ______ that function optimally in an acidic pH

Smaller polypeptide chains enter the small intestine where they are broken down by ______ released by the pancreas

Lipid breakdown occurs in the intestines, beginning with emulsification of fat globules by ______ released from the gall bladder