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Biochemistry of Carbohydrates and Lipids by Waseem Abbas Shaikh is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the digestion and absorption of lipids (fats) in the body. It describes how lipids are broken down by lingual lipase in the mouth and gastric lipase in the stomach into fatty acids and monoacylglycerols. In the small intestine, pancreatic lipase further breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol. Bile salts produced by the liver emulsify the fats and aid in their digestion by lipase. The fatty acids and glycerol are then absorbed into the bloodstream in the small intestine.
- Author
- Waseem Abbas Shaikh
- Language
- EN