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Enzymes that break up lipids and fats into smaller segments

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“Chemical digestion breaks down different nutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, into even smaller parts:
Fats break down into fatty acids and monoglycerides.
Nucleic acids break down into nucleotides.
Polysaccharides, or carbohydrate sugars, break down into monosaccharides.”
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It's called Lipase, the enzyme.

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