Protease enzymes are specialized for breaking down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids, not fats. Fats, or lipids, are primarily composed of triglycerides, which require lipase enzymes for their breakdown. The chemical structures of proteins and fats are fundamentally different; thus, proteases lack the necessary active sites to interact with and hydrolyze lipid molecules. Therefore, each enzyme type is tailored to specific substrates, ensuring efficient digestion of macromolecules.
Starch is a carbohydrate and does not directly break down fat. However, when you consume starch, your body converts it into glucose for energy. If you consume more starch (calories) than your body needs, the excess glucose can be stored as fat.
Lipase enzymes digest fats (otherwise known as 'lipids'). Lipids are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
Proteins are broken down by enzymes called proteases, such as pepsin and trypsin. Fats are broken down by enzymes called lipases, such as pancreatic lipase. These enzymes help to break down proteins and fats into smaller molecules for absorption in the body.
fat
Bile, which is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, breaks up fat particles in the digestive system. The bile salts in bile act as emulsifiers to break down fats into smaller droplets, making it easier for enzymes to further break them down for digestion.
Bacon's main nutrients are fat and protein, and the enzymes to break down fat are lipase.
lipase breaks down fat into glycerol and fatty acids
Starch is a carbohydrate and does not directly break down fat. However, when you consume starch, your body converts it into glucose for energy. If you consume more starch (calories) than your body needs, the excess glucose can be stored as fat.
The name is bile salts and help to break down fat in food. It doesn't actually break it down, it makes the fat particles much smaller so that the fat enzymes can work faster.
Chemical digestion
Bile helps digest fatty foods by emulsifying the fats.
The liver helps to break down fats by producing bile.
Fatty acids and glycerol
It was able to break down the fat into fat droplets!
Biological detergents and washing powders use lipases and proteases to break down fat and protein molecules from food stains which have remained on clothing. The fatty acids, glycerol and amino acids which are produced are removed in the water during the washing process.
Bile makes large fat molecules into very small one and that allows the enzyme lipase to further break down fat. It doesn't matter if it is pigs or humans.
Lipase enzymes digest fats (otherwise known as 'lipids'). Lipids are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.