Ethyl alcohol can be manufactured from starch by the process of fermentation. Which enzymes stepwise complete the fermentation reaction?

Diastase, invertase, zymase

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Maltase, zymase, invertase

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Diastase, maltase, zymase

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Diastase, zymase and lactase

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Solution

The correct option is C Diastase, maltase, zymase
A diastase is any one of a group of enzymes that catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose.
Maltose is converted to glucose in presence of maltase.
Zymase converts glucose to ethyl alcohol.

Hence, option $C$ is correct.

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a)invertase
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Ethyl alcohol can be manufactured from starch by the process of fermentation. Which enzymes stepwise complete the fermentation reaction?

The correct option is C Diastase, maltase, zymaseA diastase is any one of a group of enzymes that catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose. Maltose is converted to glucose in presence of maltase. Zymase converts glucose to ethyl alcohol.Hence, option C is correct.

The correct option is C Diastase, maltase, zymase
A diastase is any one of a group of enzymes that catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose.
Maltose is converted to glucose in presence of maltase.
Zymase converts glucose to ethyl alcohol.

Hence, option $C$ is correct.