The process of carbohydrate digestion begins when the comple

The process of carbohydrate digestion begins when the complex carbohydrate starch is broken down into maltose. Which enzyme breaks these down into monomers and where are they found?

A)carbohydrases located throughout the intestines

B)pancreatic amylase released by the pancreas

C)GLUT2 located on the basolateral surface

D) disaccharidases located at the intestinal brush border

Solution

Answer D) disaccharidases located at the intestinal brush border

In the final step of complex carbohydrate digestion, the enzyme maltase present in the lining of the small intestine breaks maltose into two units of glucose.