Question

Bile juice does not have any digestive enzyme but still plays a significant role in the process of digestion. Justify the statement.

Answer 1

Bile juice makes the acidic food coming from the stomach alkaline for the action of pancreatic enzymes. Bile salts break the large globules of fat in the intestine to smaller globules increasing the efficiency of enzyme action. This is similar to the emulsifying action of soaps on dirt.