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How do cardohydrate protin and fat get digested in human being |
| Answer» Digestion of carbohydrates: Starch is digested in the mouth by salivary amylase. Other forms of carbohydrates are digested in the small intestine.Starch + Salivary Amylase → SucroseMaltose + Maltase → GlucoseLactose + Lactase → Glucose + GalactoseDigestion of Proteins: Partial digestion of protein takes place in the stomach by gastric enzyme pepsin. Further digestion of protein happens in the small intestine.Protein + Pepsin → Peptone + Proteose(Protein + Peptone + Proteose) + (trypsin + chymotrypsin) → DipeptidesDigestion of Fat: Fat is at first emulsified by bile and then its digestion happens in the small intestine.Fat + Lipase → Fatty acids + Glycerol | |