During the digestion of triglycerides
A)bile salts break up molecular clusters of fats and then the lipases hydrolyze the triglycerides for entry into the digestive tract.
B)lipases break up molecular clusters of fats and then the bile salts hydrolyze the triglycerides for entry into the digestive tract.
C)Lipases assemble fatty acids into molecular clusters and the bile salts transport them into the digestive tract.
D)Bile salts assemble fatty acids into molecular clusters and the lipases transport them into the digestive tract.

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Bile salts are responsible for emulsifying and breaking up molecular clusters of fats, making them more accessible to the lipases. Lipases then hydrolyze the triglycerides into their component fatty acids and glycerol, which can be absorbed into the digestive tract.

During the Digestion of Triglycerides