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Glucose or fructose is converted into C2H5OH in the presence of:

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invertase
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diastase
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maltase
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zymase
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Solution

The correct option is D zymase
Alcoholic fermentation converts one mole of sucrose into two moles of ethyl alchohol, also known as ethanol and two moles of carbon dioxide, producing two moles of ATP in the process. The overall chemical reaction for fermentation of alcohol is as follow:
C6H12O6+Zymase2C2H5OH+22CO2

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