What Would Happen to Dietary Protein If HCl Were Not

question 44

Multiple Choice

What would happen to dietary protein if HCl were not being produced in sufficient quantities?

• A)Protein digestion would occur at a faster rate.
• B)Protein digestion could not fully occur because proteins could not be denatured and pepsinogen could not be converted to pepsin.
• C)Proteins would be digested by gastric lipase in the stomach.
• D)None of the choices are correct.

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