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What is the work of HCL in our stomach ?

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Gastric juice is secreted by the inner lining of the stomach. It is highly acidic and contains water, hydrochloric acid ( HCL ) and pepsin. Hydrochloric acid serves two functions- It kills any germs which may have entered along with food and it converts pepsinogen to pepsin. Pepsin digests protein into peptides.

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