Alcoholic fermentation occurs in the presence of

Zymase.

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Amylase.

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Invertase.

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Maltase.

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Solution

The correct option is A Zymase.
The fermentation process is catalyzed by enzyme Zymase which converts sugar to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
So the correct option is 'Zymase.'

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Q. Enzymatic reactions are given in Column I and enzymes in Column II.

Column I	Column II
$(A)$ Maltose $\to$ Glucose	$(i)$ Zymase
$(B)$ Sucrose $\to$ Glucose $+$ Fructose	$(i i)$ Pepsin
$(C)$ Glucose $\to$ Ethyl alcohol $+ C O_{2}$	$(i i i)$ Maltase
$(D)$ Starch $\to$ Maltose	$(i v)$ Invertase
$(E)$ Proteins $\to$ Amino acids	$(v)$ Diastase

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Alcoholic fermentation occurs in the presence of

The correct option is A Zymase.The fermentation process is catalyzed by enzyme Zymase which converts sugar to ethanol and carbon dioxide.So the correct option is 'Zymase.'

The correct option is A Zymase.
The fermentation process is catalyzed by enzyme Zymase which converts sugar to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
So the correct option is 'Zymase.'