PHED-2507EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Disaccharide, Sucrose

Small%molecules%were%originally%joined%to%form%nutrient%molecules%by%removing%H2O%from%bond%sites.%(AS%ABOVE)%

HYDROLYSIS%replaces%H2O%and%frees%the%small%absorbable%units%(as%on%the%left).%Specific%enzymes%help%the%process%(e.g.%

in%the%lower%image%SUCRASE%helps%move%the%reaction%to%the%left:%Sucrose,%a%disaccharide,%degrades%to%individual%

glucose%and%fructose%units%by%adding%the%H2O%back%into%the%equation)%