ACTIVITY 3: LACTAID© ENZYME EXPERIMENTSBackground:LACTOSE INTOLERANTLACTOSELACTASE, glucosegalactose  

Question Answered step-by-step ACTIVITY 3: LACTAID© ENZYME EXPERIMENTSBackground:LACTOSE INTOLERANTLACTOSELACTASE, glucosegalactose   Individuals who are can experience bloating, abdominal cramping, gas, and/or diarrhea after consuming a variety of dairy products. Lactose intolerant individuals are unable to digest (milk sugar) because they produce little to no the enzyme that breaks lactose down into its component monosaccharides- and . When undigested lactose reaches the large intestine, gut bacteria feast upon this sugar and release gas as a byproduct—causing the symptoms described above. Figure 1 and Figure 2 below summarize lactase enzyme function. Observations:1.     Examine Figures 1 and 2 showing the chemical reaction that LACTASE enzyme catalyzes. a.      Is lactose (milk sugar) a monosaccharide, disaccharide, or polysaccharide? Explain how you know.    b.     Lactase (enzyme) catalyzes a hydrolysis / dehydration (circle one) reaction. Explain how you know.   Health Science Science Nursing BIOL 1020 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)