title: The absorption of sugars from the human buccal cavity.
abstract: 1. Certain sugars were transported across the buccal mucosa by a carrier-mediated mechanism. 2. The metabolic loss of sugars from the mouth in a 5 min test period was negligible. 3. The buccal mucosal transport process was stereospecific for D-glucose and L-arabinose. 4. The absorption of D-glucose, galactose and 3-O-methyl-D-glucose was at least partly dependent on the presence of sodium ions in the luminal fluid. 5. The transport of D-glucose, was inhibited by galactose and 3-O-methyl-D-glucose, suggesting at least one common carrier system.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001089:Arabinose / Q000378:metabolism; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002610:Cheek; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005632:Fructose / Q000378:metabolism; D005690:Galactose / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008320:Maltose / Q000378:metabolism; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D010429:Pentoses / Q000378:metabolism; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D008757:Methylglucosides; D009005:Monosaccharides; D010429:Pentoses; D005632:Fructose; D008320:Maltose; D001089:Arabinose; D005947:Glucose; D005690:Galactose