Question

In the manufacture of ethanol from sugar, the enzymes used are
A. diastase and zymase
B. maltase and zymase
C. diastase and invertase
D. invertase and zymase

Answer 1

Correct Answer - D
`underset("Sugar")(C_(12)H_(22)O_(11))+H_(2)O overset("Invertase")rarr underset("Gulcose")(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6))+underset("Fructose")(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6))`
`underset("or fructose")underset("Glucose")(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6))overset("Zymase")rarr underset("Ethanol")(2C_(2)H_(5)OH)+2CO_(2)`