Question

EXPLAIN WHY BILE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY DIGESTIVE ENZYMES ,YET IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR DIGESTION ?

Answer 1

Bile is a digestive juice secreted by the liver. Although it does not contain any enzymes, it plays an important role in the digestion of fats. Bile juice has bile salts such as bilirubin and biliverdin, these break down large fat globules into smaller globules so that the pancreatic enzymes can easily act on them. This process is known as emulsification of fats. Bile juice also makes the medium alkaline and activates lipase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats.