The stomach is acidic in order to kill any bacteria that enter the stomach. The acid does not break down food, but contains an enzyme called protease, a form of pepsin, which breaks down proteins into polypeptide chains. No further digestion takes place in the stomach, as this takes place in the ileum, small intestine. The stomach has to maintain its acidity for the enzyme protease to function. The stomach acid is very acidic, but is also quite dilute, and the acid (Hydrochloric Acid) is fairly harmless in this diluted state.
The stomach is acidic [secondarily] in order to kill any bacteria that enter the stomach; and primarily so that the acid [H-Cl] does break down the peptide bonds of proteins and polypeptides into polypeptides and amino acids; and also contains an enzyme called pepsin, a form of protease, which also breaks down proteins into polypeptide chains, and polypeptides into amino acids.
Further digestion takes place in the stomach, and then in the ileum, or small intestine. The stomach has to maintain its acidity for the enzyme protease to function. The stomach acid is very caustic.
The contents themselves aren't acidic, it's the gastric acids, that dissolve the the foods for better digestion.
to break down the food
for the food to be digested
To break down food and aid digestion
to kill any bacteria that enters the stomach
Low pH is needed to start the denaturation and digestion of proteins, which occurs in the stomach.
Gastric acid
You think probable to pepsin or hydrochloric acid.
stomach acid is and acid
stomach acid is and acid
Various stomach acids are needed to breakdown our food and aid digestion. Excess acid (heartburn) is cured by using anti-acid tablets or liquid medicines.
stomach acid is already in your stomach...
in stomach food is treated with acid for further breakdown by enzymes which work in acidic medium. Sometimes stomach produces extra acid than needed. Antacids as the name suggests are taken in the body to neutralise that excess acid generated in the stomach and thus relieve the patient of the pain caused by it.
An Acid environment is needed to break peptide bonds, thereby dissolving proteins.
You will have acetic acid in your stomach if you drink vinegar. If you dont, then you wont have. The acid in your stomach is hydrochloric acid.
Stomach acid is a solution of acid, hydrochloric acid to be specific.