Gastric acid gastric acid, verifying that acid played a crucial role in digestion. Gastric acid Gastric acid, gastric juice or stomach acid, is a digestive fluid formed in the stomach and is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl), potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). The acid plays a key role in digestion of proteins, by activating digestive enzymes, and making ingested proteins unravel so that digestive enzymes break down the long chains of amino acids. Gastric acid is produced by cells in the lining of the stomach, which are coupled in feedback systems to increase acid production when needed. Other cells in
When I Start To (Break It All Down) When I Start To (Break It All Down) "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" is a single by English synthpop duo Erasure, released as the lead single from their 2011 album "Tomorrow's World". The song was written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, whilst it was produced by electropop musician Frankmusik who produced the rest of the "Tomorrow's World" album. The song was released on 23 September 2011, and received its first UK airplay on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce show on 15 August. It was the first eligible single (discounting remixed versions of hit singles), since the