SAVED
File name .JPG
File alt. text
Image should be px wide x px tall.
Select Image
home - Nutrition - Proteins, Fats and Sugars - Fats Written by Dr Sebastian Zeki

Fats

Fats Lipases+colipase Fat crushed by mechanical means Triglycerides released C o a t e d w i t h i n g e s t e d p h o s p h o l i p i d s Lingual lipase starts to digest fats Gastric acid Stimulate secretin and pancreatic bicarbonate Bile salts Bicarbonate (optimises conditions for fat emulsification Phospholipase A2 Pancreatic cholesterol esterase. Hydrolyze cholesterol and phospholipids Absorbed into lymphatics TriglyceridesCholesterol estersPhospholipidApoproteins Chylomicron forms in enterocyte Bile salts absorbed in TI and reform in bile (enterohepatic circulation) Fatty acids and glycerol Fatty acids released Micelles form= TG + cholesterol esters + phospholipids Written by Dr Sebastian Zeki

Related Stories

•GC-MS-Based Metabolomics for Understanding the Metabolite Profile of Mopane Worm (Gonimbrasia belina) and Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L)

•Urban substrates alter the nutritional composition of an emerging model insect, Tenebrio molitor

•INTERLEUKIN-18 AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR WESTERN DIET-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY

•Effects of topical ozonated olive oil on lipid profile, quality of life, wound healing and glycemic control in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: a randomized controlled trial

•Characterising nutritional composition and labelling of packaged infant foods in Canada