What is the pH of the gastric acids?
1 Answer
Dec 5, 2017
The pH of the gastric acids is 1.5 to 3.5.
Explanation:
The main constituent of gastric acid is hydrochloric acid, which is produced by parietal cells in the gastric glands in the stomach.
The highly acidic environment in the stomach lumen causes proteins from food to lose their characteristic folded structure.
The lowest ph of the secreted acid is 0.8, but the acid is diluted in the stomach lumen to a pH between 1 and 3.
