Biology A-Level
bile salts and emulsification
What bile salts and emulsification means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Made in the liver, they do not hydrolyse anything but emulsify lipid droplets into many tiny droplets, greatly increasing the surface area on which lipase can act.
Topics that use bile salts and emulsification
- Digestion and absorption (AQA A-Level)
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