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2 types of fermentation?

Two types of fermentation are alcohol fermentation and lactic-acid fermentation. Alcohol fermentation is the process in which 2 pyruvate molecules ,created by the means of glycosis, is further broken down into 2 ethanol molecules through alcohol fermentation. Lactic-acid fermentation is when the pyruvate molecules formed from glycosis is reduced to 2 lactate molecules.


The main purpose of reduction of pyruvate to lactate during fermentation is to?

Alcoholic fermentation occurs in organisms such as yeast, as produces ethyl alcohol. Lactic acid fermentation occurs in animals such as humans and produces lactic acid instead of alcohol.


What is the relationship between glycolysis and fermentation?

The two processes, fermentation and glycolysis, use the same pathways to convert glucose to pyruvic acid (see related links). However, in yeast under anaerobic conditions, the alcohol fermentation process* differs by a single additional step, in which the pyruvic acid is converted to ethanol (ethyl alcohol). * This process differs from the fermentation that occurs within cells. Although the cellular process also uses the pyruvic acid from glycolisis, ethanol or lactic acid is commonly produced.


The two main types of fermentations are called?

The two main types of fermentation are aerobic and anaerobic. alcoholic and lactic acid fermentation are two main types


Where in the body does alcohol fermentation occur?

Alcoholic Fermentation does not occur in human bodies but rather in plant cells when they do not receive adequate amounts of the necessary amounts of nutrients and minerals. Lactic fermentation however occurs in human cells located in the cytoplasm after glycolysis.

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Where does the sour taste come from in foods such as chesee and yogurt?

Lactic acid produced by fermentation.


Where does the sour taste in foods come from such as cheese and yogurt?

Lactic acid produced by fermentation.


During lactic acid fermentation alcohol and carbon dioxide are produced?

The process that produces ethanol is alcoholic fermentation. The process that produces lactic acid is lactic acid fermentation.


What is produced in your muscles when they perform fermentation?

Lactic acid + energy


What is priduced by animals during fermentation?

Lactic acid is produced by animals during fermentation .


What is different between the two types of fermentation?

There are two types of fermentation: Alcoholic Fermentation and Lactic Acid Fermentation. Both types have the same reactants: Pyruvic acid and NADH, both of which are products of glycolysis. In alcoholic fermentation, the major products are alcohol and carbon dioxide. In lactic acid fermentation, the major product is lactic acid. For both types of fermentation, there is a side product: NAD+ which is recycled back to glycolysis so that small amounts of ATP can continue to be produced in the absence of oxygen.


What is homo and hetero fermentation?

homo lactic fermentation is a type of fermentation in which only one product is formed like lactic acid in hetro lactic fermentation more than one product is formed like lactic acid and ethanol


Alchoholic fermentation and Lactic Acid fermentation?

Yes? lactic acid fermentation produces only lactic acid alcoholic fermentation produces ethanol and co2


What fermentation process produces yogurt and vinegar?

Yogurt is produced through lactic acid fermentation by Lactobacillus bacteria, which convert lactose in milk to lactic acid. Vinegar is produced through alcohol fermentation followed by acetic acid fermentation, where acetic acid bacteria convert ethanol in a solution to acetic acid, producing vinegar.


Distinguish between the products of the two types of fermentation discussed in this section?

There are two types of fermentation ususally studied in Biology: Alcoholic Fermentation and Lactic Acid Fermentation. Both types have the same reactants: Pyruvic acid and NADH, both of which are products of glycolysis. In alcoholic fermentation, the major products are alcohol and carbon dioxide. In lactic acid fermentation, the major product is lactic acid. For both types of fermentation, there is a side product: NAD+ which is recycled back to glycolysis so that small amounts of ATP can continue to be produced in the absence of oxygen. Im a beast


Can fermentation in yeast create lactic acid?

No, fermentation in yeast primarily produces ethanol and carbon dioxide through alcoholic fermentation. Lactic acid is produced during lactic acid fermentation, which occurs in certain bacteria and animal cells, not in yeast. While some yeasts can produce small amounts of lactic acid under specific conditions, it is not their primary fermentation pathway.


Lactic acid fermentation is what type of process?

Lactic acid fermentation is an anaerobic process. This means that lactic acid is produced in the absence of oxygen. This usually occur in bacteria cells but can also occur in muscle cells.