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Can gastric juice kill bacteria?
Can gastric juice kill bacteria?
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Gastric juice:
- Gastric juice is a mixture of electrolytes which are bicarbonates, sodium, potassium, phosphate and sulfate, hydrochloric acid, water, and organic substances such as protein, mucus, and pepsin.
- It is rich in enzymes.
- Gastric juice is highly acidic in nature because of the presence of hydrochloric acid and has the potential to kill bacteria.
- Gastric hydrochloric acid is produced from specialized parietal cells which are located in the stomach.
Gastric juice:
- Gastric juice is a mixture of electrolytes which are bicarbonates, sodium, potassium, phosphate and sulfate, hydrochloric acid, water, and organic substances such as protein, mucus, and pepsin.
- It is rich in enzymes.
- Gastric juice is highly acidic in nature because of the presence of hydrochloric acid and has the potential to kill bacteria.
- Gastric hydrochloric acid is produced from specialized parietal cells which are located in the stomach.
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