Question

Bile juice contains no digestive enzymes, yet it is important fordigestion. Why?

Answer 1

Bileis a digestive juice secreted by the liver.Although it does not contain any digestive enzymes, it plays animportant role in the digestion of fats. Bile juice has bile saltssuch as bilirubin and biliverdin. These break down large fat globulesinto smaller globules so that the pancreatic enzymes can easily acton them. This process is known as emulsification of fats. Bile juicealso makes the medium alkaline and activates lipase.