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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 994

Q994

The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is :

A.
Invertase
B.
Maltase
C.
Zymase
Answer
D.
Diastase

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The fermentation of sugar into ethanol is one of the earliest biotechnologies employed by humanity. Fermentation of fermentable sugars by suitable yeast produces ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Yeast is a single celled fungus containing a number of enzymes useful during fermentation. Brewers yeast and wine yeast, for example, contain zymase, an enzyme that can convert glucose to ethanol.