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What enzyme is responsible for breaking down fat in the body?
The enzyme responsible for breaking down fat in the body is called lipase.
What enzyme begins the breakdown?
Lipase
What individual molecule do you get when an enzyme breaks down a fat molecule?
A fat is an ester of three 'fatty acids' and glycerol.
What product is formed when fat is broken down by the enzyme lipase?
fatty acids.
Gaucher disease is caused by a deficiency in what enzyme?
The genetic defect causes a deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase that is responsible for breaking down a certain type of fat and releasing it from fat cells.
What processes fat into a milky substance?
An enzyme called lipase breaks down fat into a milky like fluid.
What type of enzyme are digestive enzyme?
things like amylase which breaks down carbohydrates and lipase which breaks down fat/lipids. these are some types of digestive enzymes
Is bile an enzyme specifically used for the chemical breakdown of fat?
Bile is not an enzyme, but an emulsifying agent. It physically breaks down fat into smaller molecules, providing a greater surface area for the work of fat-digesting enzymes.
What is a non enzyme chemical that breaks down fat?
lipase and Bile produced from Gullbladder
What is a major fat digesting enzyme?
A major fat digesting enzyme is called pancreatic lipase. This enzyme is produced in the pancreas and is responsible for breaking down fats into smaller molecules like fatty acids and glycerol, which can then be absorbed by the body.
What is the combining forms and suffixes and the meaning of the word lipase?
Lip- means fat and -ase means enzyme. The word means an enzyme that breaks down fat. Lipids are another word meaning fat. When a person goes for a metabolic panel, they get information on the amount of lipids in the blood. Mostly cholesterol and triglycerides. Glucase is an enzyme that breaks down glucose (blood sugar). Sucrase breaks down sucrose (table sugar). All enzymes end in -ase. The first part of the word is what they break down.
What is the enzyme that breaks down fat in the small intestines?
The main enzyme that breaks down fat in the small intestines is called pancreatic lipase. This enzyme is produced by the pancreas and helps to break down dietary fats into smaller molecules like fatty acids and glycerol, which can then be absorbed by the body.
