what is the role of hcl in digestion
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HCL(Hydrochloric Acid) present in our stomach helps in digestion of food and food mixing into simpler form....
Mucus protects our stomach from HCL...
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HCL is one of the gastric juices secreted by stomach.HCL converts the inactive enzyme pepsinogen into its active form pepsin.Pepsin digests proteins and breaks them into amino acids. HCL also kills harmful pathogens or particles in our food when it reaches the stomach through the gastrointestinal duct.
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