carbohydrate

• 1. Salivary amylase breaks down starch into the disaccharide maltose in the mouth.
  2. Acid in stomach denatures salivary amylase.
  3. Pancreatic amylase continues starch digestion in small intestine.
  4. The epithelial cells in the ileum lining produce maltase to break down maltose into α-glucose monomers.
• starch --> maltose --> glucose
• amylase = secreted in small intestine, produced in salivary gland + pancreas
• maltase = produced in epithelium of small intestine