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What is the role of the acid in our stomach?

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Followig are the roles of acid in our stomach: `to` The hydrochloric acid present in our stomach dossolves bith of food and creates an acidic medium. In this acidic medium, enzyme pepsinogen is conveted to pepsin, which is a protein-digesting enzyme.
`to` It also kills many bacteria and other microorganisms that enter alongwith the food.
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