Question

Mammals fats are hydrolyzed to release fatty acids by

Answer 1

...heya.. ....Fatty acid metabolism consists of catabolicprocesses that generate energy, and anabolicprocesses that create biologically important molecules (triglycerides, phospholipids, second messengers, local hormones and ketone bodies).. Fatty acids are a family of molecules classified within the lipidmacronutrient class. One role of fatty acids in animal metabolism is energy production, captured in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). When compared to other macronutrient classes (carbohydrates and protein), fatty acids yield the most ATP on an energy per gram basis, when they are completely oxidized to CO2 and water by beta oxidation and the citric acid cycle. Fatty acids (mainly in the form of triglycerides) are therefore the foremost storage form of fuel in most animals, and to a lesser extent in plants. In addition, fatty acids are important components of the phospholipids that form the phospholipid bilayers out of which all the membranes of the cell are constructed (the cell wall, and the membranes that enclose all the organelles within the cells, such as the nucleus, the mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and the Golgi apparatus). Fatty acids can also be cleaved, or partially cleaved, from their chemical attachments in the cell membrane to form second messengers within the cell, and local hormones in the immediate vicinity of the cell. The prostaglandins made from arachidonic acid stored in the cell membrane, are probably the most well known group of these local hormones. hope it helps

Answer 2

The process of hydrolysis occurs when a molecule of fat is broken down into triglycerides, fatty acid and glycerol. It occurs in the presence of sodium hydroxide. It acts on fat molecule, make fatty acid and the glycerol released react with the base and convert into salts.  

The action of hydrolysis take places in the presence of a class of enzymes includes lipases, amylases, proteases etc.