Bile salts bind at their hydrophobic regions to large fat globules within the chyme that enters the duodenum. Bile salts break u

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Bile salts bind at their hydrophobic regions to large fat globules within the chyme that enters the duodenum. Bile salts break u

p the fat globule into smaller fat droplets. This role of bile salts is best described as ________

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coldgirl [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-30T20:08:58+03:00

Answer: Lipid Emulsification

Explanation: The lipid emulsification by bile salts helps suspend the lipid particles into water to dissolve them, this enables for a larger surface area for the pancreatic lipase to act on. (pancreatic lipase is a digestive enzyme that functions at fulfilling dietary fat absorption). Due to the lipophilic and hydrophilic ends that bile salts have, this makes them bind to both lipid and water which makes them emulsify lipids that they come in contact with.