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write the summary equation for eternal fermentation. Name the product of the process. Is oxygen required...

write the summary equation for eternal fermentation. Name the product of the process. Is oxygen required for this process?
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Ethanol fermentation is biological process carried out in organism such as yeast. Cellular energy in the form of ATP is produced by converting carbohydrates such as glucose, fructose or sucrose into ethanol and carbon dioxide. The entire process takes place in the absence of oxygen and is therefore referred to as anaerobic fermentation. It has lot of commercial uses in alcohol industry, ethanol fuel etc.The glucose is first converted to pyruvate which is the glycolysis step . This pyruvate is then converted to ethanol and carbon dioxide which is the fermentation step.

Hence the summary equation for ethanol fermentation is

C6H12O6 +2ADP ----------------- 2C2H5OH +2C02  

The main product of this process is energy generation in the form of ATP molecules followed by ethanol and carbon dioxide which are the byproducts.

The entire process occurs in the absence of oxygen and is an anaerobic process

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