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DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION 



CHART OF CHEMICAL DIGESTION 



1 Digestant is a term used to designate a chemical material which brings about a change in the digestive process. 



2 Substrate is a term used to designate the material changed in the process of digestion. 



3 End product denotes the product at the termination of the particular process considered. This product may 



or may not be ready for absorption. 



4 There is a maltase in saliva which converts small quantities of maltose into glucose. 



