Question

why is secretion of acud important in the stomach​

Answer 1

HCl has four major jobs: 1) proteolysis, the process by which proteins are broken down to the point that they can be digested; 2) activation of pepsin, another enzyme necessary for protein digestion; 3) chemical signaling so the food can pass from the stomach to the small intestine as well as alerting the pancreas to secrete its enzymes and 4) inhibiting the growth of the bacteria that came down with the food, preventing infection.

Answer 2

_/\_ hey mate here is the ans of your qun ....

The Gastric chief cells of the stomach secretes hydrochloric acid . It activates the pepsinogen into the enzyme pepsin, which then helps digestion by breaking the bonds linking amino acids, a process known as proteolysis......

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