Question

Name a component of gastric juice that helps create the environment that pepsin needs to break down protein in the stomach.

Answer 1

Gastric juice is HCL (Hydrochloric Acid). It makes the medium acidic for pepsin to break down protein in stomach.

Answer 2

Hello friend!
Here's ur answer!
Hydrochloric acid is the component of gastric juice that helps create the environment that pepsin needs to break down protein in the stomach.
It activates pepsin to act on proteins.

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