state the role of the hydrochlorine acid in human digestive system
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Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is the name of the secretion produced in the stomach that helps break down protein and activates pepsin. It also enhances the absorption of minerals, breaks down the connective tissue in meat, and destroys some ingested microorganisms.
The hydrochloric acid found in the stomach facilitates the process of digestion by disintegrating complex large food molecules to simpler molecules. The acid activates the pepsinogen enzyme required to digest proteins.
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