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a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.[1880-85]
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bile salt
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bile salt — n 1) a salt of bile acid 2) bile salts pl a dry mixture of the salts of the gall of the ox used as a liver stimulant and as a laxative called also ox bile extract, oxgall … Medical dictionary
bile salt — bile′ salt n. biochem. phl a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum … From formal English to slang
bile salt — noun a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids • Hypernyms: ↑salt * * * noun 1. : a salt of a bile acid; especially : a naturally occurring sodium salt of a conjugated bile acid 2. bile salts … Useful english dictionary
Bile salt dependent lipase — (or BSDL), also known as carboxyl ester lipase (or CEL) is an enzyme produced by the adult pancreas and aids in the digestion of fats. Bile salt stimulated lipase (or BSSL) is an equivalent enzyme found within breast milk. BSDL has been found in… … Wikipedia
bile salt — noun The sodium salt of a bile acid; produced by the bile to neutralize the products leaving the stomach and to emulsify fatty material in it … Wiktionary
bile salt — noun Date: 1881 1. a salt of bile acid 2. plural a dry mixture of the principal salts of the gall of the ox used as a liver stimulant and as a laxative … New Collegiate Dictionary
bile salt — /ˈbaɪl sɒlt/ (say buyl solt) noun a salt of a steroid acid, as sodium taurocholate, sodium glycocholate, etc., present in bile which aids emulsification of fats in the intestine …
bile salt export pump — a canalicular transport protein for carrying bile salts out of hepatocytes, coded for by a gene on chromosome 2q24; deficiency of this protein causes a type of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis … Medical dictionary
Bile acid — Bile acids (also known as bile salts) are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. In humans taurocholic acid, and glycocholic acid (derivatives of cholic acid) represent approximately eighty percent of all bile acids. The two… … Wikipedia
bile acid — bile′ ac id n. phl any of various steroid acids that emulsify fats during digestion Compare bile salt … From formal English to slang
