Protease, which is used to digest protein, is active at very low pH. The HCl stops the action of amylase and helps the action of protease. Therefore the stomach is the site for digesting protein.
2008-03-31 14:23:01 補充:
In addition to helping protease, HCl can coagulate milk protein into solids, so that it increases the time milk stays in the stomach and more throughout digestion can be achieved.