WHAT IS THE ROLE OF HCL IN OUR STOMACH
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The function of HCL in the stomach is to make the medium of gastric juice acidic so that the enzyme pepsin can digest the proteins properly.
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■ Hydrochloric acid present in our stomach dissolves bits of food and creates an acidic medium.
■ In this acidic medium enzyme pepsigen is converted to pespsin, which is a protein digesting enzyme.
■ It also kills many bacteria and other microorganisms that may entered with the food.
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