what is the role of hydrochloric acid in our stomach
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it provide the acidic nature to the food
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its presence facilitates pepsin to act on the food..and it kills the microorganisms or bacteria that get into our digestive system.
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role of HCl in our stomach is as follows -
1.It softens the food.
2. It makes the food acidic for proper functioning of enzymes.
3.stopes the action of salivary amylase in the stomach.
4. Kills the bacteria present in food.
5. Converts inactive Pepsi and Renin ti active forms.
i.e. Pepsinogen(inactive) to Pepsin (active) .
and Prorenin(inactive) to Renin (active).
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