Question

what is the role of HCl in human body​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The HCl in the stomach denatures salivary amylase and other proteins by breaking down the structure and, thus, the function of it. HCl also converts pepsinogen to the active enzyme pepsin. Pepsin is a protease, meaning that it cleaves bonds in proteins.

Chief function of HCl is (1) To maintain low pH to promote growth of microorganisms (2) To facilitate absorption (3) To maintain low pH to activate pepsinogen to form pepsin (4) To dissolve enzymes secreted in stomach. Hydrochloric acid is an essential acid in the stomach.

Answer 2

hcl only provides an acidic medium in our stomach so that enzymes can act on that bolus or food