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The enzyme which converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is:

A
zymase
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invertase
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maltase
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diastase
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Solution

The correct option is A zymase
Zymase is an enzyme complex that catalyzes the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide. It occurs naturally in yeasts. the reaction is as follow:
C6H12O6Glucose or FructoseZymase−−−in yeast2C2H5OHEthanol+2CO2Carbon dioxide
Hence correct option is a.

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