Biotechnology Principles And Processes Question 123
Question: Ethyl alcohol is commercially manufactured from [BHU 2004]
Options:
A) Wheat
B) Grapes
C) Maize
D) Sugarcane
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is the main source of commercial ethyl alcohol.
Source is extracted from the juice of sugarcane as a commercial product, but this leaves a syrup called molasses which contains glucose and fructose.
Ethanol is produced by the fermentation of molasses by using yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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