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Chemical digestion and absorption

What is chemical digestion?. Break down foods to component building blocks (monomers)Catabolism via hydrolysisPolysaccharides to monosaccharidesFructose, galactose, sucroseIndigestible polysaccharides = bulk (fiber)Proteins to amino acidsLipids to glycerol and fatty acidsRNA/DNA to nucleotide

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Chemical digestion and absorption

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    1. Chemical digestion and absorption

    2. What is chemical digestion? Break down foods to component building blocks (monomers) Catabolism via hydrolysis Polysaccharides to monosaccharides Fructose, galactose, sucrose Indigestible polysaccharides = bulk (fiber) Proteins to amino acids Lipids to glycerol and fatty acids RNA/DNA to nucleotides

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