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AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Industrial production of ethanol from starch is brought about by a certain species of

    A) Azotobacter                      

    B) Lactobacillus

    C) Saccharomyces

    D) Penicillium

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Yeast (Saccharomyces) produces enzymes amylase, maltase and zymase. Amylase breaks down starch into maltose; Maltase converts maltose into glucose; glucose is converted by zymase to ethanol and \[C{{O}_{2}}.\]


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