Digestion of Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins

Carbohydrates:

• Hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds
• Amylase - from salivery glands and pancreas
• Hydrolysis from starch to maltose
• Disacharides are embedded in the cell surface membrane of epithelial cells in the ileum.
• Hydrolyses maltose, sucrose and lactose

Lipids:

• Hydrolysis of ester bonds
• Lipase - from pancreas
• Hydrolyses triglycerides to fatty acids and monoglycerides

• Large…