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Physiology G.I.T. a9546988

Fructose uptake in small intestine is via-

A
Passive diffusion
B
Facilitated diffusion
C
Primary active transport
D
Secondary active transport
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (b) Facilitated diffusion(Ref: Ganong, 25th ed/p.477)Fructose is absorbed from intestinal lumen into the enterocytes by GLUT5 and out of the enterocytes into the interstitium by GLUT2This type of transport is an example for facilitated diffusion

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