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What is the chemical reaction used to break down carbohydrates?
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∙ 11y ago
Carbohydrates begin digestion in the mouth with the help of the enzyme salivary amylase this process continues in the duodenum with the help of the enzyme amylase and it finishes off in the illeum still using amylase. Carbohydrates are broken down into polysaccharides which are chains of sugar and are then broken down into monosaccharides which are simple sugars. monosaccharides are the final break own product for carbohydrates.
Proteins are digested in the stomach using the enzyme pepsin. continues to the duodenum and uses the enzyme trypsin and continues then to the illeum and uses the enzyme erepsin. proteins are broken down into polypeptides after this they are broken down into dipeptides and after this are then broken down into amino acids which is the final breakdown product.
fats are broken down in the duodenum and the illeum . they are broken down in both using the enzyme lipase. they are broken down into fatty acids first and then
into glycerol. glycerol is the final breakdown product for fats.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoafter ingesting the food and it goes through the stomach it enters the duodenum and is broken down into small particles by amylase.
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∙ 14y agoThe complex carbohydrates are also called polysaccarides and are broken down into simpler monosaccarides such as glucose or lactose.
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∙ 11y agohydrolysis
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