Explain the role of gastric juice in digestion?

1.	Explain the role of gastric juice in digestion?
Answer» The proenzyme pepsinogen present in gastric juices, converts HCl into pepsin.Then pepsin converts into proteoses and peptones.The mucus and bicarbonates present in gastric juices help in lubrication and protection of mucosal epithelium from excoriation by HCl .

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