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Yeast cells under anaerobic conditions

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Yeast cells are facultatively anaerobic. This means that they perform fermentation under anaerobic conditions. When the oxygen concentration is low, pyruvate is turned into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

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When yeast ferment, they produce ethyl alcohol as a waste-product instead of lactic acid. It also releases CO2

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NO, Yeast cells do not die, they can simply only be treated with medicine pre-scribed by a liscenced doctor.

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Produce ethyl alcohol (ethanol)

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The process is fermentation which takes place under anaerobic conditions.


What waste product do yeast produce under anaerobic conditions?

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