Q. In fermentation by zymase, alcohol and $CO_{2}$ are obtained from
A) Invert sugar
B) Glucose
C) Fructose
D) All of these
Explanation
(b)
Zymase enzyme act on glucose and give ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide.
$C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}\overset{\ \ Zymase\ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}2C_{2}H_{5}OH + 2CO_{2} \uparrow$
ethyl alcohol
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