What happens if HCL is not secreted in Stomach?
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, if HCl were not secreted in the stomach, then pepsin would not be activated. This would affect protein digestion. A pH of about 1.8 is necessary for proteins to be digested. This pH is achieved by HCl.
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- Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the glands present on the stomach walls.
- It dissolves bits of food and creates an acidic medium.
- Therefore, if HCl were not secreted in the stomach, then pepsin would not be activated.
- This would affect protein digestion.
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