Select the single best answer. Which of the following is the function of the bile salts in the digestion of dietary lipids? Bile salts emulsify the lipids which increases their surface area, making them more accessible to digestive enzymes. Bile salts bind to the surface of lipid droplets, which helps pancreatic lipase adhere to the surface and hydrolyze the triglycerides to glycerol and fatty acids. Bile salts hydrolyze triglycerides to glycerol and fatty acids. Bile salts make triglycerides more hydrophilic to make them more accessible to digestive enzymes of the stomach and saliva.
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