digestion of carbohydrate for class 11
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action of carbohydrate starts from mouth and ends in small intestine
MOUTH: the salivary amylase enzyme converts starch and glucose into maltose , isomaltose and limit dextrins
STOMACH: In stomach there is no digestion of carbohydrate as amylase is absent in the stomach
SMALL INTESTINE: the food receives 2 juice ands in small intestine pancreatic juice and intestinal juice
pancreatic juice: it contains carbohydrase named pancreatic amylase which converts starch and glycogen into maltose isomaltose limit dextrins
intestinal juice: it contains 6 carbohydrases - amylase, maltase, isomaltase, limit dextrinase, sucrase and lactase into glucose
The entire carbohydrate part of indigested food is changed into glucose, fructose and galactose.
these products are absorbable.
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