Disaccharides and Polysaccharides

Flashcards covering names, monomer units, digestibility, and effects on insulin for various disaccharides and polysaccharides.

Sucrose

Monomer units: Glucose and fructose and digestible: Yes

Sucrose

Effect on insulin: Increase

Lactose

Increases insulin

Lactose

Monomer units: Glucose and galactose and digestible: Yes

Maltose

Monomer units: Glucose, digestible: Yes

Maltose

, Effect on insulin: Increase

Amylose

, Effect on insulin: Increase

Amylose

Monomer units: Glucose, digestible: Yes

Amylopectin

Monomer units: Glucose, digestible: Yes

Amylopectin Effect on insulin:

Increase

Ghrelin for sucrose

Not much effect, digested too fast

Gherlin with lactose

can decrease because it is often paired with protein and fat

Glycogen

Monomer units: Glucose, digestible: Yes, Effect on insulin: Increase

Cellulose

Monomer units: Glucose, digestible: No, Effect on insulin: Decrease

Chitin

Monomer units: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, digestible: Yes, Effect on insulin: No effect, transferred to stomach

Gherlin with maltose

Not much effect , digested too fast

Gherlin with amylose

Can decrease bc too slow to digest

Gherlin with amylopectin

Not much affect , digested too quickly

Gherlin with glycogen

no effect not transferred to stomach

Gherlin with cellulose

Decreases physically fills stomach

Gherlin with chitin

No effect not eaten in large amounts