Yeast produces an enzyme complex that is responsible for fermentation. The enzyme complex is

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Yeast produces an enzyme complex that is responsible for fermentation. The enzyme complex is (A) zymase (B) aldolase (C) invertase (D) dehydrogenase

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Zymase is an enzyme complex which is found in yeasts and catalyses the alcoholic fermentation of carbohydrates. It is an extract of brewers yeast containing a mixture of glycolytic enzymes. Zymases were first isolated by a German Chemist Eduard Buchner.

Q. Yeast produces an enzyme complex that is responsible for fermentation. The enzyme complex is

zymase

aldolase

invertase

dehydrogenase

Zymase is an enzyme complex which is found in yeasts and catalyses the alcoholic fermentation of carbohydrates. It is an extract of brewers yeast containing a mixture of glycolytic enzymes. Zymases were first isolated by a German Chemist Eduard Buchner.