Question

The supplement is taken in the form of a tablet that is swallowed. Each tablet is covered in a substance that breaks down only in alkaline conditions to release the components of the supplement. Suggest why this covering is important if the supplement is to work effectively in the alimentary canal.

Answer 1

Answer:

To make it affective for absorption in small intestine. To enhance it's bioavailability.

Explanation:

It is covered with a substance

1. To protect it from denaturing by an acid of the stomach.
2. To enhance it's absorption in the alkaline medium as some drugs/medicine are greatly absorbed in alkaline medium.
3. The drugs are easily absorbed from the small intestine as it has villi on it's walls that are best suitable for absorption of things into blood.

All the above mentioned things increase bioavailability of the supplement.