Where Are Monosaccharides Absorbed?
Figure 3.3. 3: Carbohydrate Digestion Begins in the Mouth and Is Most Extensive in the Small Intestine. the Resultant Monosaccharides Are Absorbed into the...
Figure 3.3. 3: Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth and is most extensive in the small intestine. The resultant monosaccharides are absorbed into the bloodstream and transported to the liver.
Where are all monosaccharides absorbed?
Carbohydrates are hydrophilic and require a series of reactions to digest them to monosaccharides which are absorbed in the small intestine.
How are monosaccharides absorbed?
Glucose, galactose and fructose are tranported out of the enterocyte through another hexose transporter (called GLUT-2) in the basolateral membrane. These monosaccharides then diffuse "down" a concentration gradient into capillary blood within the villus.
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