In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Variety and Chemistry of Bile Salts 2. Synthesis of Bile Salts 3. Enterohepatic Circulation and Fate 4. Functions. Variety and Chemistry of Bile Salts: In the human bile there are two bile salts almost in equal proportion. They are: 1. Sodium taurocholate. 2. Sodium glycocholate. These are the sodium salts of taurocholic [...]
Absorption is the process by which the end products of digestion pass through the intestinal epithelium and enter the blood stream. Attempts have been made to explain the mechanism of absorption on the basis of known physico-chemical principles. The following factors are believed to be involved in the process: i. Diffusion: This depends upon the relative concentration of the substances [...]
The different forms in which proteins digestion are taken in diet are as follows: 1. Gastric Juice 2. Pancreatic Juice 3. Succus Entericus 4. Nucleoprotein 5. Caseinogen (Milk) 6. Collagen and Gelatin 7. Mucin. 1. Digestion in the Gastric Juice: Pepsin is the proteolytic enzyme of gastric juice. It acts with the help of HCI and converts all digestible proteins [...]