Sucralose is a non-caloric artificial sweetener. Its structure is similar to sucrose, but with three of sucrose's hydroxyl groups replaced by chloride. How do you predict sucralose behaves in the body?

A. Sucralose enters cells by diffusion.
B. Sucralose is unable to bind conventional sugar transporters and is excreted.
C. Sucralose binds to glucose transporters and is metabolized by normal metabolic pathways.
D. Sucralose does not enter the body.


B. Sucralose is unable to bind conventional sugar transporters and is excreted.

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