Hydrochloric acid is necessary for easy digestion of:
Hydrochloric acid is necessary for easy digestion of:
(A) Fats
(B) Carbohydrates
(C) Enzymes
(D) Proteins
Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is an important component of protein digestion in the stomach. Its mechanisms include enzyme activation, where it converts the inactive zymogen pepsinogen to pepsin, the chief enzyme responsible for the breakdown of proteins into smaller peptides.