Multiple Choice
Raffinose-series oligosaccharides are hard for humans to digest because
A) humans do not have the enzyme necessary to hydrolyze the glycosidic bonds.
B) they bind to bifidobacteria in the gut.
C) they function as soluble decoys that inhibit pathogenic bacteria from invading the epithelial cells.
D) humans have a large number of competing glycan binding sites.
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