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11 April, 21:00

Which is a direct result of the digestion of complex carbohydrates?

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    Complex carbohydrates such as amylose, amylopectin, and glycogen are several sugar molecules linked with glycosidic bonds and the latter two exhibits branching. The digestion of complex carbohydrates start in the oral cavity where an enzyme salivary amylase from the salivary glands break down these complex carbohydrates into smaller fragments called dextrins or limit dextrins. Next part of the digestion is in the small intestine, particularly in the duodenum, when the dextrins react to another enzyme, the pancreatic amylase, secreted from the pancreas, where dextrins are further converted to monosaccharides and disaccharides. Monosaccharides can be readily absorbed in the intestines, but disaccharides are further broken down to monosaccharides by enzymes in the brush border of the intestines.
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