Pancreatic Lipase

Pancreatic lipase is an enzyme found in intestinal mucosal cells that digests triacylglycerols to a mixture of free fatty acids, glycerol, monoacylglycerols, and diacylglycerols. The enzyme requires calcium and is unusual in catalyzing its reaction at an oil-water interface (Figure 18.6).

See also: Triacylglycerols, Fatty Acids, Figure 18.4, Glycerol, Monoacylglycerol, Diacylglycerol