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NEET Questions / Botany / Respiration in Plants / Fermentation
Which microorganism is commonly used in alcoholic fermentation?
Bacteria
Virus
Algae
Yeast
In alcoholic fermentation, pyruvate is converted to ethanol. What is the intermediate molecule formed before ethanol?
Citrate
Acetaldehyde
Lactate
Acetyl-CoA
During fermentation in yeast, two sets of reactions occur from pyruvate, one is catalysed by A and next is catalysed by B to form ethanol
Select the correct option for A and B
A = Invertase,B = Alcohol dehydrogenase
A = Pyruvate decarboxylase,
B = Alcohol dehydrogenase
A = Alcohol dehydrogenase
A = Zymase; B = Hexokinase
