The enzyme of yeast which converts glucose into ethyl alcohol is called as
A
Diastase
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B
Invertase
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C
Zymase
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D
Maltase
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Solution
The correct option is C Zymase Zymase is an enzyme complex that catalyzes the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide. It occurs naturally in yeasts. Zymase activity varies among yeast strains. Fermentation is a form of anaerobic respiration in which carbohydrates are incompletely oxidised to either ethanol and carbon dioxide as in yeast or lactic acid as in the muscles of higher vertebrates.