NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lipase is an enzyme the body uses to break down fats in food so they can be absorbed in the intestines. Lipase is produced in the pancreas, mouth, and stomach.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lipase catalyzes the hydrolysis reaction and breaks down ester bonds of lipids and fats and converts into fatty acids, glycerol, and other alcohols (Melani et al., 2020).

Detailed explanation-3: -Lipases hydrolyze triglycerides (fats) into their component fatty acid and glycerol molecules. Initial lipase digestion occurs in the lumen (interior) of the small intestine. Bile salts reduce the surface tension of the fat droplets so that the lipases can attack the triglyceride molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -The digestive process has to break those large droplets of fat into smaller droplets and then enzymatically digest lipid molecules using enzymes called lipases . The mouth and stomach play a small role in this process, but most enzymatic digestion of lipids happens in the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lipase enzymes are fat hydrolysing enzymes. They are secreted from various organs, e.g. pancreas, intestine, gastric juice, adipose tissues, lysosomes, blood, etc. They hydrolyse triglycerides and other dietary fats to fatty acid and glycerol.