Which of the following best describes the enzymatic role in carbohydrate digestion?
A) Amylase, sucrase, lactase, and maltase catalyze the breakdown of carbohydrates to glucose.
B) Pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and peptidase catalyze the breakdown of carbohydrates to glucose.
C) Amylase, peptidase, sucrase, and chymotrypsin catalyze the breakdown of carbohydrates to glucose.
D) Lecithin mixes with water to catalyze the breakdown of carbohydrates to glucose.

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Amylase catalyzes the breakdown of starch to maltose, sucrase catalyzes the breakdown of sucrose to glucose and fructose, lactase catalyzes the breakdown of lactose to glucose and galactose, and maltase catalyzes the breakdown of maltose to glucose. Together, these enzymes are responsible for the breakdown of carbohydrates to glucose. Pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and peptidase are involved in the digestion of proteins, not carbohydrates. Lecithin is a type of lipid and does not play a role in carbohydrate digestion.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Enzymatic Role in Carbohydrate