Definitions for bile salt
bile salt

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1. bile saltnoun

   a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids

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1. bile saltnoun

   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

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1. bile salt

   Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals and other vertebrates. Diverse bile acids are synthesized in the liver. Bile acids are conjugated with taurine or glycine residues to give anions called bile salts.Primary bile acids are those synthesized by the liver. Secondary bile acids result from bacterial actions in the colon. In humans, taurocholic acid and glycocholic acid (derivatives of cholic acid) and taurochenodeoxycholic acid and glycochenodeoxycholic acid (derivatives of chenodeoxycholic acid) are the major bile salts. They are roughly equal in concentration. The salts of their 7-alpha-dehydroxylated derivatives, deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid, are also found, with derivatives of cholic, chenodeoxycholic and deoxycholic acids accounting for over 90% of human biliary bile acids.Bile acids comprise about 80% of the organic compounds in bile (others are phospholipids and cholesterol). An increased secretion of bile acids produces an increase in bile flow. Bile acids facilitate digestion of dietary fats and oils. They serve as micelle-forming surfactants, which encapsulate nutrients, facilitating their absorption. These micelles are suspended in the chyme before further processing. Bile acids also have hormonal actions throughout the body, particularly through the farnesoid X receptor and GPBAR1 (also known as TGR5).

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1. bile salt

   Bile salts are steroid-based, bioactive molecules produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, and involved in the digestion and absorption of dietary fats in the small intestine. They function by reducing the surface tension of lipids, allowing them to be broken down by lipase enzymes, and facilitating their absorption into the body. Bile salts also play a key role in the elimination of cholesterol and other waste products from the body.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bile salt in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bile salt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bile_Salt
3. ^ Wikipedia
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