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Effect of pH on Enzymes

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it is said that hcl has the function of stopping the function of salivary amylase how does this benefit our body

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HCl in gastric juice, make the environment acidic which is not good for the activity of salivary amylase which works well at neutral pH.So, salivary amylase stop functioning in stomach.

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