Author Question: Chyme must touch the walls of the small intestine to be absorbed at the proper places. Indicate ... (Read 79 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

Chyme must touch the walls of the small intestine to be absorbed at the proper places.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Explain how fructose is normally metabolized.

swimkari · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Fructose is predominantly metabolized in the liver, kidney, and small intestine in a specialized pathway composed of three enzymes -- fructokinase, aldolase type B, and triokinase -- that convert fructose into intermediates of the glycolytic gluconeogenic pathway.