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Standard XII
Biology
Short-Term Anaerobic Respiration
Is oxygen req...
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Is oxygen required for fermentation?
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Fermentation:
Fermentation is the process of the breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen to produce alcohol, acids, and gases.
It is an anaerobic process.
It produces CO
2
as a by-product.
Hence, oxygen is not required for the process of fermentation.
It produces only 2 ATP molecules and 2 NADH molecules.
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