Prep for USMLEPrep for USMLE Forum
   Forum    Step 1  Step 2 CK Step 2 CS Step 3  Match  IMGs Resources Search






Previous Topic | Next Topic  Pancreatic Lipase 




 
Kaplan Qbank USMLE



Author4 Posts
  #1

How is pancreatic lipase activated? Is it by trypsin?

  #2

nodnod

___________________
FORUM RULES-- Those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. I get enough exercise just by pushing my luck --P4U World.." The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."

  #3

Not tyrypsin. Lipase is activated in the presence of bile salts and colipase at the water-substrate interface.

  #4

I agree with paraboxa, you need Colipase to displace bile salts from the micelles so that lipas can attach to it and digest it.







You don't have permission to post.




Login or Register to post messages in this topic





















Contact | Leaders | Disclaimer | Privacy

Copyright @ Prep for USMLE. All rights reserved.