Emulsification Lipids Flashcards

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We use it to absorb the lipids that we eat. The lipids that we eat are macromolecules, for it to be absorb by our body, it needs to be broken down into smaller molecules. Once it enters the body it will still go to the liver to be come complex lipids to be used by the body.

A

Emulsification Lipids

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2
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Major emulsification Lipid

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Bile Acids

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3
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Three types of Bile Acids

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Cholic Acid
7-deoxycholic Acid
12-deoxcycholic Acid

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4
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Substance that can disperse and stabilize water-insoluble substances as colloidal particles in an aqueous solution

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Emulsifier

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5
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Cholesterol derivative that functions as

an emulsifying agent that makes dietary lipids soluble in aqueous environment of the digestive tract

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Bile acid

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6
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Approximately ____ of cholesterol produced by liver is converted to bile acids

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one third

additional info about bile acids: Similar to the action of soap in washing process

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7
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A fluid containing emulsifying agents

secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine during digestion

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Bile

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8
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Bile Acids

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● Tri- or dihydroxy cholesterol derivatives
● The carbon 17 side chain of cholesterol has been oxidized to a carboxylic acid
○ The oxidized acid side chain is bonded to an amino acid (either glycine or taurine) through an amide linkage

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9
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3,7,12-trihydroxy molecule

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cholic acid

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10
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3,12-trihydroxy molecule

A

7-deoxycholic acid

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11
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3,7-trihydroxy molecule

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12-deoxycholic acid

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12
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Bile acids are distributed through the ___

A

Bile

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