Q154 / 200 · NEET 2009 (Screening) · Zoology
Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested?
- AProtein and starch
- BStarch and fat
- Correct answerCFat and cellulose
- DStarch and cellulose
Solution
In humans, starch is digested in buccopharyngeal cavity. Cellulose is not digested in the humans because cellulose contains $\beta-1$, 4-linkage and vertebrates themselves do not possess any enzyme capable of hydrolyzing $\beta-1$, 4-linkages. Protein is digested in stomach and fat in small intestine. Thus, in the given options, fat and cellulose reach totally undigested in the stomach of humans.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.