carb digestion

Question 1

epimers

Answer 1

off on one carbon atom

Question 2

isomers

Answer 2

same numbers and types of atoms, but not the same

Question 3

dietary sources of carbs

Answer 3

startch, disaccharides, momosaccharides

Question 4

how is glycogen similar to startch

Answer 4

glycogen in animal cessl, but less extensive branching in branch

Question 5

disaccharides

Answer 5

sucros, trehalose, lactose

Question 6

monosaccharides

Answer 6

fructose, glucose, raffinose

Question 7

what kind of carb digestion occurs at mouth? by what?

Answer 7

break down oligo to mono saccharides. with salivary amylase

Question 8

salivary amylase

Answer 8

alpha 1,4 glucosidase

Question 9

two places of initial digestion

Answer 9

mouth and stomach

Question 10

what is salivary amylase specific for?

Answer 10

internal bonds. doesn’t break down alpha 1,6 glucosides or alpha 1,4 blonds at branch points

Question 11

products of salivary amylase

Answer 11

oligosaccharides and some maltose

Question 12

two compartments of small intesting carb digestion

Answer 12

lumen and brush border of mucosal epithelium

Question 13

sucrose is

Answer 13

glucose, fructose

Question 14

maltose

Answer 14

glucose, glucose

Question 15

lactose

Answer 15

glucose, galactose

Question 16

what do lower portion of SI metabolize things that are not hydrolized to?

Answer 16

SCFas;, lacate, H gas, methane, CO2, products which cause fluid secretion , increased intestinal motility, cramps

Question 17

what increases rate of monos. absoprtion:

Answer 17

enhanced via microvili (inc surface area) and existence of specific transport proteins