Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2011

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    In the manufacture of ethanol from sugar the enzymes are

    A)  diastase and zymase

    B)                         maltase and zymase

    C)                         diastase and invertase

    D)                         invertase and zymase

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[{{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}}+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{Invertase}\underset{\text{glucose}}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}}}\,+\underset{\text{fructose}}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}}}\,\] \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}\xrightarrow{Zymase}2{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH+2C{{O}_{2}}\]


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