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Fernando Terrell
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11 October, 15:06
Why can't humans digest all carbohydrates?
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Hannah Good
11 October, 15:10
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The ability of humans to digest any compound is present on enzymes which can break them down. Humans lack enzymes required to break down certain carbohydrates such as Cellulose.
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Rosa Mueller
11 October, 15:33
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The enzymes that digest carbohydrates are very specific and can only digest specific glucose monomers of a Polysaccharides. For example our body can digest starch since its made up of α-glucose monomers (the difference of α-glucose and β-glucose is just on the location of the hydroxl group). However Polysaccharides like cellulose are indigestible because cellulose is made up of β-glucose and the enzyme which digests polysaccharides in humans (amylase) cannot detect β-glucose linkages.
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