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the bile converts larger molecules of fat into emulsified fat by a process called emulsification
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∙ 10y agoBile or baile salts are involved in breaking down fats into smaller particles.
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Do bile salts produce lipids?
No, bile salts emulsify lipids to aid in their digestion.
Why is bile important?
bile salts in bile speed up fat digestion
What is essential for the digestion of fats?
Bile Salts.
What kind of nutritional substance is broken down by bile?
The answer is bile salts. You have sodium taurocholate and sodium glaucocholate as bile salts. They do emulsification of the fat. That helps in fat digestion.
What emulsifies fats to make digestion easier that is produced by the liver?
bile salts
Bile salts prepare lipids for digestion by what process?
Emulsification
How do bile salts help with digestion?
bile salts emulsify fats and solubilize them ,thus the are absorbed.Bile salt is completely necessary for digestion in the body. They help to break down the fat in our body that otherwise could not be digested. The bile salts help to break down the fat molecules into smaller parts, and they are then easily digestible by the small and large intestine.After the bile salts are done doing their job, they are returned back to the liver and recycled, and are used again when they are needed. Bile salts are basically sodium based salts that are all derived from the liver.
What is the role of taurine in lipid digestion?
It plays a role in the oxidation of cholesterol into bile salts in the liver. This allows the cholesterol in to be excreted out of the body by changing it into a water soluble form (bile salts).
What has the author G A D Haslewood written?
G. A. D. Haslewood has written: 'The biological importance of bile salts' -- subject(s): Bile salts, Metabolism
Is bile the same as bile salts?
no, bile is different from bile salt.bile is the secretion of the liver consisting of water, bile salt,bile pigment,cholestorol,lecithin and several ion it emulsifies lipids prior to their digestion.
What type of digestion occurs in the gallbladder?
No digestion occurs in the gallbladder, but the gall bladder can produce a greenish liquid called gall/bile, and that gall/bile flows into your small intestine to help digest food there. To be more specific, bile salts aid in the digestion of fats in the small intestine.
Does bile breaks down fat?
No bile does not break down fat. Bile salts only aid in digestion of lipids(fats) by emulsifying them. Pancreatic lipase breaks down the lipids.
