Lesson: Chapter 6 — Human body processes

Digestion in the small intestine 3 of 3

The end products of digestion

Table 6.1 sums up the digestion that happens in the small intestine.

Secreted by	Enzyme	Acts on	Product
Pancreas (pancreatic juice)	Trypsin	Protein	Polypeptides
Pancreas	Amylase	Starch	Maltose
Pancreas	Lipase	Lipids	Fatty acids and glycerol
Small intestine (intestinal juice)	Maltase	Maltose	Glucose
Small intestine	Sucrase	Sucrose	Glucose and fructose
Small intestine	Lactase	Lactose	Glucose and galactose
Small intestine	Peptidase	Polypeptides	Amino acids

After Table 6.1.

The end products

Carbohydrate

→ monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, galactose)

Protein

→ amino acids

Lipid

→ fatty acids + glycerol