Carbohydrates Digestion and Absorption

• Carbohydrates - Nutrients that provide your body energy.
• Monosaccharides - basic unit of carbohydrates.
• The digestion of carbohydrates starts in the mouth with the action of salivary amylase.
• Hydrolysis - Nutrients are broken down and it involves spitting bonds with water.
• Pancreatic amylases - trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidace.
• Brush border enzyme - special enzymes found on the microvilli of the small intestines that complete digestion.
• Microvilli - tiny hair like projections that increase surface area of the small intestines and therefor increase nutrient absorption.
• When your body cells break down glucose energy is realised in the form of ATP.