What is the role of the acid in our stomach?
What is the role of the acid in our stomach?
Solution and Explanation
The hydrochloric acid present in our stomach dissolves bits of food and creates an acidic medium. In this acidic medium, enzyme pepsinogen is converted to pepsin, which is a proteindigesting enzyme
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