what is the role of Hydrochloric acid? plz short answer
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HCl also has another important role to play in the stomach during the digestion process. The presence of HCl in the body of the stomach causes the activation of enzymes. One of the proteins in HCl is used to convert the enzyme pepsinogen into pepsin. Pepsin breaks up the peptides from the protein.
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HCL breaks down proteins in your stomach to prepare them for digestion and kills bacteria that enter your stomach.
it does not break down protein
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Hydrochloric Acid in stomach makes acidic medium in stomach for pepsin to work and kill the germs of the food....
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