What is the role of: (a) Bile (b) Lipase (c) Salivary amylase (d) Trypsin?

a. Bile- bile which is produced by liver helps in breaking down lipids to fatty acids (in small intestine).


b. Lipase-Lipase breaks down dietary fats to fatty acids and glycerol. It is secreted by pancreas in our digestive tract.


c. Salivary amylase- It is secreted by the salivary gland and it acts on starch present in the food and breaks it down into smaller carbohydrate molecules.


d. Trypsin-Trypsin secreted by the pancreas, hydrolyses more protein present in food that isn’t broken down by pepsin earlier.


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