Question:
What are the various enzymatic types of glandular secretions in our gut helping digestion of food? What is the nature of end products obtained after complete digestion of food?
Solution:
Secretion from gastric glands
Secretions in Liver
Secretions from the small intestine
The nature of end products obtained after complete digestion of food is as follows:
Dipeptides → Amino acids (presence of dipeptidase)
Maltose → Glucose + Glucose (presence of maltase)
Lactose → Glucose + Fructose (presence of lactase)
Nucleotides → Nucleosides→ Sugars + bases (presence of nucleotidase and nucleosidases)
Di and monoglycerides→ Fatty acids + Glycerols (presence of Lipase)