12 Questions
What is the principal site of carbohydrate digestion?
Intestinal lumen
Which organic molecules are the most abundant in nature?
Carbohydrates
What is the full set of carbohydrates produced by an organism called?
Glycome
Which process involves the hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds?
Glycogenolysis
What type of enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of disaccharides into their reducing sugar components?
Disaccharidases
In carbohydrate metabolism, what is the site for rapid digestion catalyzed by glycoside hydrolases?
Intestinal lumen
What are the final products of carbohydrate digestion that are absorbed by cells of the small intestine?
Monosaccharides glucose, galactose, and fructose
Which enzyme in saliva acts briefly during mastication to hydrolyze dietary starch and glycogen?
Salivary α-amylase
Why does carbohydrate digestion halt temporarily in the stomach?
Low pH inactivates salivary α-amylase
Which enzyme continues the process of starch digestion in the small intestine?
Pancreatic α-amylase
What are the final digestive processes primarily associated with?
Mucosal lining of the duodenum and upper jejunum
Which enzyme cleaves the α(1,2) bond in sucrose, producing glucose and fructose?
Sucrase
Learn about Glycolysis, Citric acid cycle, HMP shunt, and other aspects of carbohydrate metabolism. This lecture also covers metabolic disorders like diabetes mellitus and glycogen storage diseases, tolerance tests, and hormonal regulation.
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