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What is the principal site of carbohydrate digestion?
What is the principal site of carbohydrate digestion?
- Stomach
- Liver
- Mouth
- Intestinal lumen (correct)
Which organic molecules are the most abundant in nature?
Which organic molecules are the most abundant in nature?
- Nucleic acids
- Carbohydrates (correct)
- Lipids
- Proteins
What is the full set of carbohydrates produced by an organism called?
What is the full set of carbohydrates produced by an organism called?
- Saccharome
- Glycome (correct)
- Glucome
- Carbome
Which process involves the hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds?
Which process involves the hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds?
What type of enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of disaccharides into their reducing sugar components?
What type of enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of disaccharides into their reducing sugar components?
In carbohydrate metabolism, what is the site for rapid digestion catalyzed by glycoside hydrolases?
In carbohydrate metabolism, what is the site for rapid digestion catalyzed by glycoside hydrolases?
What are the final products of carbohydrate digestion that are absorbed by cells of the small intestine?
What are the final products of carbohydrate digestion that are absorbed by cells of the small intestine?
Which enzyme in saliva acts briefly during mastication to hydrolyze dietary starch and glycogen?
Which enzyme in saliva acts briefly during mastication to hydrolyze dietary starch and glycogen?
Why does carbohydrate digestion halt temporarily in the stomach?
Why does carbohydrate digestion halt temporarily in the stomach?
Which enzyme continues the process of starch digestion in the small intestine?
Which enzyme continues the process of starch digestion in the small intestine?
What are the final digestive processes primarily associated with?
What are the final digestive processes primarily associated with?
Which enzyme cleaves the α(1,2) bond in sucrose, producing glucose and fructose?
Which enzyme cleaves the α(1,2) bond in sucrose, producing glucose and fructose?
