Sugar is the generic name which is used for the soluble carbohydrates and gives a sweet taste. These sugars are mainly classified into monosaccharides disaccharides and polysaccharides. Regular sugar which we use for consumption is sucrose, a disaccharide formed with glucose and fructose, two monosaccharides. The sucrose is naturally formed in plants that defined to consume as table sugar. It is extracted from sugarcane or sugar beet. This sucrose is converted into glucose and fructose through a process of hydrolysis by breaking the glycosidic bond. This process can be rapidly done with addition of an enzyme called sucrase. The membrane which is present in the lining of duodenum helps in breaking the sucrose into glucose and fructose monosaccharides.
Research: Molecular Biology: Open Access
Research: Molecular Biology: Open Access
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