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What is the role of the acid in our stomach ?

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Following are the role of acid in our stomach :
The hydrochloric acid present in our stomach dissolves bits of Per food and creates an acidic medium. In this acidic medium,enzyme pepsinogen in converted to pepsin which is a protien digesting enzyme .
It also kills many bacteria and other micro-organisms that enter along with the food.
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