Short-chain triglycerides found in foods such as butterfat molecules in milk are split by a specific enzyme in preparation for absorption. Which enzymes is responsible?

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Terrance Fuentes

Biology

20 June, 20:13

Short-chain triglycerides found in foods such as butterfat molecules in milk are split by a specific enzyme in preparation for absorption. Which enzymes is responsible?

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Amelie Lane · Answer 1

The enzyme responsible for breaking down short-chain triglycerides is Pancreatic Lipase.

Explanation:

The general name for enzymes concerned with fat digestion is Lipase, since they act on lipids. The pancreatic juice secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine contains the specific lipase enzyme that breaks down triglycerides into fatty acids and monoglycerides.

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