The stomach secretes gastric juice which contain hydrochloric acid. What is its function ?
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hydrochloric acid in the stomach lowers the ph to the ideal environment
for enzyme to digest proteins into units that the body can use
for enzyme to digest proteins into units that the body can use
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Gastric juice produced by the glands in stomach contains hydrochloric acid. The acid provides optimum acidic pH for the activity of pepsin, an enzyme known to hydrolyze proteins in the stomach.
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