2006-08-04 07:24:45 · 8 answers · asked by Spadesboffin 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
shaheenarshan, that tells me the name of the process it doesn't tell me how it happens.
2006-08-04 07:33:08 · update #1
Overall chemistry of fermentation
The overall process of fermentation is to convert glucose sugar (C6H12O6) to alcohol (CH3CH2OH) and carbon dioxide gas (CO2). The reactions within the yeast to make this happen are very complex but the overall process is as follows:
C6H12O6 ====> 2(CH3CH2OH) + 2(CO2)
Sugar ====> Alcohol + Carbon dioxide gas
(Glucose) (Ethyl alcohol)
Note: The sugars used can be a range of fermentable sugars. These sugars are converted by enzymes to glucose which is then convered to alcohol and CO2
2006-08-04 10:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by stroby 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeast is a bacteria that consumes the sugar and the process of fermentation converts it to alcohol. Alcohol is the waste product.
2006-08-04 07:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When yeast is busy growing in a medium, usually of grain, water, and some type of sugar, malt sugar, cane sugar, what have you... the yeast is a living organism and needs to keep consuming sugar to maintain its normal "breathing" or aerobic respiration. It converts the sugar in the medium to carbohydrates and CO2 and oxygen...
when there is no sugar or oxygen, the yeast die (flocculate) and the material ferments, turning into alcohol which is a calorie-rich concentrated energy, from the sugar and carbs, as a response to the death of the yeast.
2006-08-04 07:46:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Fancy Pants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeast turn sugar into alchohol by the simple yet amazing process of fermentation
2006-08-04 07:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by shaheenarshan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all sugars have carbons with alcohol groups and a carbonyl group (a carbon double bonded to oxygen). Glucose (6 carbons), for example, is split into 2 pyruvates (both 3 carbons) during glycoysis. The pyruvates each undergo an elimination (of a CO2 molecule) they yeilds acetaldehyde (CH3CHO). The acetaldehyde is then reduced to form ethanol (CH3CHOH).
2006-08-04 18:51:44 · answer #5 · answered by bob o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeast Infection Cure Secrets - http://YeastCured.uzaev.com/?chsx
2016-07-03 03:32:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the fermentation metabolism and here's a website i found through google by simply typing "fermentation metabolism" and clicked search. It's actually easy to do homework now you know.
http://lecturer.ukdw.ac.id/dhira/Metabolism/Fermentation.html
2006-08-04 07:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by flammable 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fermentation.
2006-08-04 07:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋