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Betamos · Answer 1 · 2021-06-30T22:07:05+0000

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Inside the stomach, Hydrochloric acid kills micro-organisms in the food. Stomach juices begin to break down proteins to amino acids.

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Inside the stomach, the digestion of proteins starts due to the action of pepsin enzyme.
But this enzyme remains inactive and is activated by the Hydrochloric acid(HCl).
The Hydrochloric acid also helps in killing the germs and microbes which entered along with food.
The mucous lines the wall of stomach to protect it from the harm caused by HCl because HCl is a strong acid.
In stomach, The partial digestion of proteins occur and rest is digested in the small intestine by Trypsin(Pancreatic enzyme) and Intestinal juices.

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