What is the role of HCl , pepsin and mucus in the human digestive system?
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Pepsin and HCl breaks the proteins into smaller peptides.
Mucus helps from highly excoriation of HCl and protects us from harmful bacterias.
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HCl- creates an acidic medium necessary for the proper functioning of the enzyme, pepsin .
It also softens the food and disinfects food by killing germs and bacteria.
Mucus- It protects the inner lining of the stomach from the action of Hcl under
normal conditions.
Pepsin- It helps in digestion of the proteins present in food to form smaller molecules
It also softens the food and disinfects food by killing germs and bacteria.
Mucus- It protects the inner lining of the stomach from the action of Hcl under
normal conditions.
Pepsin- It helps in digestion of the proteins present in food to form smaller molecules
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