Cellulose is a polymer of glucose where the monomers are connected by β-linkages. Humans cannot digest this substance because ____.
A) they only produce α-amylase
B) they produce insufficient quantities of β-amylase
C) cellulose is resistant to the human form of β-amylase
D) the β-linkages are too strong to be hydrolyzed
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Q4: Starches in the duodenum and jejunum are
Q5: The disaccharidases are synthesized by the _.
A)pancreas
B)liver
C)enterocyte
D)chief
Q6: The majority of energy in the typical
Q7: α-dextrinase is also called _.
A)β-amylase
B)isomaltase
C)α-amylase
D)lactase
Q9: Sucrose digestion is initiated in the _.
A)pylorus
B)fundus
C)duodenum
D)mouth
Q10: The enzyme needed to hydrolyze the α
Q11: Name the model that depicts cyclized monosaccharides
Q12: Choose the best description of the main
Q13: A homopolysaccharide that is important in human
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