GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Sucrase, another activity of the dextrinase/isomaltase enzyme, cleaves sucrose to glucose and fructose.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose binds to the active site on sucrase, and this puts stress on the bond between the 2 sugars that make up sucrose. The bond breaks, releasing glucose and fructose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sucrase is a digestive enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose to its subunits fructose and glucose. One form, sucrase-isomaltase, is secreted in the small intestine on the brush border.

Detailed explanation-4: -Other disaccharides, such as sucrose and lactose are broken down by sucrase and lactase, respectively. Sucrase breaks down sucrose (or “table sugar”) into glucose and fructose, and lactase breaks down lactose (or “milk sugar”) into glucose and galactose.