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Q: The unicellular fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in the food industry to ferment sugars. The…

A: In animals, Pyruvic acid has two possible fates in the cell:  be oxidised into acetyl CoA and enter…

Q: What do the yeasts provide for the fermentation chambers?

A: Yeast is single-cellular eukaryotic microorganisms that belong to the kingdom fungi. They do not…

Q: All of the following statements are true about the relationships between [S], Km and Vmax EXCEPT: a.…

A: Enzymes are the biocatalyst that increases the rate of biochemical reaction without itself being…

Q: If 500 µmoles of CO2 are produced in a yeast culture fermentation supplied with glucose (MW=180…

A: Yeast fermentation occurs to generate energy in the presence of oxygen and reaction is given below…

Q: Show a chemical reaction involving hydrogen peroxide and the enzyme present in potato. What enzyme…

A: Chemical reactions and processes are sped up by catalysts or chemicals found in all living things.…

Q: How many ATP, NADH, and FADH are formed in the krebs cycle?

A: Cellular respiration can be defined simply as a series of metabolic processes that take place within…

Q: Do obligate anaerobes require a functional oxidase, why or why not?

A: Oxidase is type of an enzyme that is responsible for catalyzing redox reactions, especially the one…

Q: What is succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)? How is it useful in determining mitochondria activity in your…

A: Mitochondria is most commonly known as the "powerhouse of the cell." It has its own genetic…

Q: How is the reduced NAD produced in glycolysis used in fermentation?

A: In glycolysis, 2 molecules of reduced NAD are produced when glucose is oxidised to pyruvate.…

Q: What enzyme catalyzes the committed reaction of the urea cycle? carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II…

A: Urea cycle is the metabolic pathway that converts the excess of ammonia formed in protein or amino…

Q: Why is acetate formation in fermentation energetically beneficialto the cell?

A: Fermentation is the chemical breakdown of molecules like glucose in the absence of oxygen. The…

Q: Which of the following complexes is also called Cytochrome Oxidase? O Complex I Complex II Complex…

A: Glucose can be metabolized in the following steps: glycolysis -> citric acid cycle -> electron…

Q: What is the chemical reaction that takes place to convert pyruvate to end product in both alcohol…

A: Glycolysis:  The metabolic mechanism that transforms glucose (C6H1206 ) to pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH )…

Q: What are the optimal fermentation conditions for producing succinic acid, citric acid, and lactic…

A: Optimal fermentation conditions for acid production :-

Q: What are the end-products of anaerobic catabolism of glucose via fermentation?

A: Carbohydrate is one of the most important sources of energy in the body. It is broken down to…

Q: What can be interpreted when the Benedict's test is applied to enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose…

A: When the Benedict's test is applied to enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose (yeast-hydrolyzed sucrose),…

Q: Ammonia enters the urea cycle as: OA) aspartate. OB) glutamate. OC) carbamoyl phosphate. D) NH4*.

A: The urea cycle is the main  metabolic pathway involved in the removal of nitrogenous waste that is…

Q: What accounts for the ATP yield of fermentation being only a tiny fraction of the yield from aerobic…

A: Fermentation and anaerobic respiration are the two types of cellular respiration mechanisms that are…

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