Which of the following statements about the role of hydrochloric acid (HCl) is FALSE?
A) HCl inhibits the digestion of fat so it does not compete with protein digestion.
B) HCl untangles the strands of protein and breaks the peptide bonds.
C) HCl converts pepsinogen into pepsin.
D) HCl denatures protein to allow digestive enzymes to break down the protein.
A
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