Question

Enzyme complex involved in alcoholic fermentation is

• A. Lipase
• B. Invertase
• C. Zymase
• D. Amylase

Answer 1

The correct option is C Zymase

Zymase was first discovered in yeast extract by Buchner in 1897. He prepared a yeast extract and added sugar solution to it. After sometime he noticed the alcohol formation in the extract which was a sign of fermentation which took in presence of enzyme. Zymase helps in the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide. The sugar in the juice acts as a substrate for the enzyme in the yeast cell. This type of fermentation is known as alcoholic fermentation. It is an anaerobic respiration.

So, the correct answer is option C.