Which of the following decompose disaccharides into monosaccharides?

Which of the following decompose disaccharides into monosaccharides?
A . salivary amylase
B . pancreatic enzymes
C . gastrin
D . brush border enzymes

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Answer: D

Explanation:

Disaccharides such as sucrose, maltose, and lactose, etc., are broken down further into monosaccharides (primarily glucose) in the small intestine by way of brush border enzymes lining microvilli of the small intestine.