Fructose is absorbed from the intestinal lumen into the enterocyte via which specific mechanism?
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Correct answer: Facilitated diffusion through GLUT5
Unlike glucose, fructose absorption is sodium-independent and occurs via facilitated diffusion using the GLUT5 transporter. Because it is a passive process, it cannot move fructose against a concentration gradient.
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