Which brush border enzyme is required to accomplish the hydrolysis of α-1,6 glycosidic bonds, completing the digestion of amylopectin?
A)α-amylase
B)maltase
C)α-dextrinase
D)sucrase

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α-dextrinase is required to hydrolyze α-1,6 glycosidic bonds, completing the digestion of amylopectin. α-amylase digests α-1,4 glycosidic bonds in starch to produce smaller polysaccharides and maltase and sucrase hydrolyze disaccharides into monosaccharides.

Which Brush Border Enzyme Is Required to Accomplish the Hydrolysis