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In the production of ethanol, pyruvic acid is first converted to acetaldehyde by this enzyme
Q. In the production of ethanol, pyruvic acid is first converted to acetaldehyde by this enzyme
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A
alcohol dehydrogenase
14%
B
alcohol oxidase
7%
C
pyruvate dehydrogenase
23%
D
pyruvate decarboxylase
56%
Solution:
In ethyl alcohol fermentation
(i)
2
C
H
3
C
COCOO
H
Pyruvatede carboxylase
TPP
,
M
G
2
+
Acetaldhyde
2
C
H
3
C
H
O
+
2
C
O
2
(
↑
)
(ii)
2
C
H
3
C
H
O
+
2
N
A
D
H
2
Alcohol
Dehydrogenase
Ethylalcohol
2
C
H
3
C
H
2
O
H
+
2
N
A
D