Combined Science GCSE
Bile
What Bile means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder, it is alkaline to neutralise hydrochloric acid from the stomach and emulsifies fat to form small droplets.
A substance from the liver that emulsifies lipids into small droplets, increasing surface area so lipase acts faster.
Topics that use Bile
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorption
- Active site
- Amino acids
- Amylase
- Anabolic reactions
- Arrow
- Benedict's solution
- Biological catalysts
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