Question :What happens to butter in the intestine?

1.	Question :What happens to butter in the intestine?
Answer» Solution :Main digestion of butter, occurs in intestine. Bile salts of the bile juice emulsify the fats and increase the surface area for the action of lipases, while sodium bicarbonate PROVIDES alkaline medium in small intestine. - Pancreatic LIPASE is strongest lipase enzyme and hydrolyses most of the fat. Fats `overset("Lipase")to `, Diglyceride + FATTY acid ` overset("Lipase")to` , Monoglyceride + fatty acid `overset ("Lipase ")to` , GLYCEROL + fatty acid - Intestinal lipase hydrolyses remaining triglycerides. Digestion products include glycerol, fatty acids, MONOGLYCERIDES and small amount of diglycerides.

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