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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Adaptive Processes Concerned with Absorption and Metabolism of Xylitol

K. H. Bässler

subject

Absorption (pharmacology)chemistry.chemical_classificationLimiting factorchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryBiochemistryGalactoseMonosaccharideAlcoholMetabolismXylitolEnzyme catalysis

description

The turnover rate of a monosaccharide or poly alcohol in most cases depends on the mode of application. With the exception of glucose or galactose carbohydrates are metabolized faster after intravenous application than after oral application. This shows, that absorption from the gastro-intestinal tract is a rate limiting factor. Dealing with adaptive processes we therefore have to be concerned with absorptive mechanisms on one hand and enzymatic reactions in the cellular metabolism on the other hand.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1969-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46191-0_15