What is the significance of emulsification of fats?
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The duodenum of small intestine receives the bile secretion in order to convert the acidic chyme alkaline so that the pancreatic secretion and the intestinal secretion can act upon the food to break it down.
Bile does not only makes the medium alkaline but also helps in emulsification of fats.
Now what is emulsification and why does it at all happen if it cannot digest the fats?
Emulsification is the breaking down of large fat molecules into small ones.
Pancreatic lipase digests the fat into fatty acids and glycerol.
But bile's emulsification aids in digestion.
⏩Emulsification of fats makes it easier for the large fat particles to move in the small intestine.
⏩It also make the surface area of fats particles larger (by breaking it down) so that pancreatic lipase can act on it.
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Here's the answer
The duodenum of small intestine receives the bile secretion in order to convert the acidic chyme alkaline so that the pancreatic secretion and the intestinal secretion can act upon the food to break it down.
Bile does not only makes the medium alkaline but also helps in emulsification of fats.
Now what is emulsification and why does it at all happen if it cannot digest the fats?
Emulsification is the breaking down of large fat molecules into small ones.
Pancreatic lipase digests the fat into fatty acids and glycerol.
But bile's emulsification aids in digestion.
⏩Emulsification of fats makes it easier for the large fat particles to move in the small intestine.
⏩It also make the surface area of fats particles larger (by breaking it down) so that pancreatic lipase can act on it.
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✴Emulsification is the process of breaking down of the large fat globules into smaller globules and make them water soluble.
✴Emulsification of fats takes place in the gut with the help of the bile juice produced in liver.
✴It is necessary as it is difficult for the enzymes (lipases) to act on large fat globules.
✴Emulsion of fats increases the efficiency of enzyme action to break down fats into fatty acids and glycerol which are easily absorbed through small intestines.
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