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What happens to fats and oils first? |
They are emulsified by the action of bile salts |
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What happens in emulsification? |
The lipids are split into tiny droplets called micelles |
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What does this do? |
It increases the surface area available for lipase enzymes and speeds up the rate of hydrolysis. |
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Where are bile salts found? |
Bile |
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Where is bile produced? |
Liver |
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Where is bile stored? |
Gall bladder |
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Where does bile go after the gall bladder? |
It's secreted through the bile duct into the small intestine |
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Where are lipases produced? |
In the pancreas and are present in pancreatic juices which is released into the small intestine |
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What does lipase do? |
It hydrolyses the ester bond in triglycerides to form fatty acids and monoglycerides |
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What is a monoglyceride? |
A glycerol molecule and a fatty acid |
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How many water molecules does this hydrolysis produce? |
2 |
