Question

What happens in the body when we break down carbohydrates? Explain the whole course of events.

Answer 1

Answer:

Energetic molecules are formed, or rather the energetic currency to be able to live, which we call ATP.

Explanation:

ATP is a molecule that arises from the degradation of carbohydrates, these are destroyed for the first time in the mouth by the enzyme salivary amylase, then by the stomach, and finally they are absorbed in the intestine in the form of glucose, this glucose enters the bloodstream, entering the cells through insulin.

Once glucose is entered into the cell, it completes an energetic cycle, called the krebs cycle, which provides 36 to 38 ATP.

Atp, is adenosine tri phosphate, phosphate bonds protect a lot of energy, this is how the body generates the following reaction when it needs energy, releasing energy to the environment to be able to produce from locomotion to respiration:

ATP -----> ADP + Pi