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What is the role of HCl in our stomach?
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HCl is one of the gastric juices secreted by stomach.- HCl converts the inactive enzyme pepsinogen into its active form pepsin. Pepsin digests proteins and breaks them into amino acids.
- HCl also kills harmful pathogens or particles in our food when it reaches the stomach through the gastrointestinal duct.
HCl is one of the gastric juices secreted by stomach.
- HCl converts the inactive enzyme pepsinogen into its active form pepsin. Pepsin digests proteins and breaks them into amino acids.
- HCl also kills harmful pathogens or particles in our food when it reaches the stomach through the gastrointestinal duct.
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