Respiration In Plants Question 115

Question: In fermentation, yeast secrets one of the following enzyme [MP PMT 1989]

Options:

A) Invertase

B) Zymase

C) Dehydrogenase

D) Anolase

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In yeast fermentation, the enzymatic reactions are as follows (1) $ C_{12}H_{22}O_{11}+H_2O\underset{\text{in yeast}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Invertase}}},\underset{Glucose}{\mathop{C_6H_{12}O_6}},+\underset{Fructose}{\mathop{C_6H_{12}O_6}}, $ (2) $ C_6H_{12}O_6\underset{Yeast}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Zymase}}},2C_2H_5OH $ $ +2CO_2+21\ kcal\ energy $ .