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Yeast is used for commercial production of

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Ethanol
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Methanol
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Butanol
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Citric acid
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Solution

The correct option is A Ethanol
Role of yeast in alcohol production
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in breweries in the preparation of beer. The yeast acts on barley and hops (raw material) fermenting it into ethanol and carbon dioxide through the alcohol fermentation pathway. The ethanol produced at the end of fermentation is suitably processed to get beer.


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