Disaccharides Sentence Examples

disaccharides
  • These disaccharides must be broken down by enzymes into two simple sugars so that they can be absorbed by the intestine.

    0
    0
  • The enzymes lactase, maltase, and isomaltase (or sucrase) are needed to break down the disaccharides; when one or more is inadequate, the result is carbohydrate intolerance.

    0
    0
  • The disaccharides maltose, sucrose, and lactose cannot be absorbed until they have been separated into simple sugar molecules by their corresponding enzymes present in the cells lining the intestinal tract.

    0
    0
    Advertisement