Question

Functions of HCl in the stomach.

Answer 1

HCl also has another important role to play in the stomach during the digestion process. The presence ofHCl 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.

1.it creates an acidic medium and activates an enzyme known as pepsin which digests proteins

2.it kills the foreign bodies

3.it strelize the food

4.it prevents food decay

5.it helps in the absorption of hard tissues