Bile salts act as all except
Correct Answer: Help in fat digestion
Description: The bile salts have a number of impoant actions: They reduce surface tension and have detergent effects.In conjunction with phospholipids and monoglycerides, are responsible for the emulsification of fat preparatory to its digestion and absorption in the small intestine.They are amphipathic, that is, they have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic domain, therefore, the bile salts tend to form micelles.REF: GANONG&;S REVIEW OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY PAGE NO:439,440
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