Alcohol fermentationoccurs in micro-organisms such as yeast and converts glucose to energy, which is released as carbon dioxide. The resultant by-product is called ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol or simply alcohol).Lactic acid fermentationoccurs in certain bacteria, yeast and muscle cells and...
These approaches have in common the use of conditions and procedures which greatly increase the surface area to which aqueous reactants and enzymes have access. In particular, increasing the percentage of the cellulosic materials that are opened up to attack decreases the time needed to hydrolyze t...
The overall reaction can be described by this equation: C6H12O6 → 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2. This type of alcoholic fermentation is catalyzed by an enzyme found in the yeast known as Zymase. 1. Sucrose from the dough is broken down by water and the enzyme invertase, into two glucose molecules....