Fermentation Flashcards
Where does alcohol fermentation occur? Examples
Cytoplasm of bacteria and yeast cells
What oxides the 2Nadh? What’re the products
Alcohol
Acetaldehyde
Produces 2 ethanol
The two pyruvate are…
What do they produce
Alcohol
Decarboxylated
Produce two acetaldehyde
What’re the net products of alcohol fermentation?
Two ethanol, two CO2 and two ATP
Where does lactic acid fermentation occur?
In the cytoplasm in humans muscles cells and some bacteria
In lactic acid fermentation, the pyruvate __________ to produce _________
Oxidizes 2NADH to produce two lactic acids (lactate)
Net products of lactic acid fermentation
Two lactic acid, two ATP
In lactic acid fermentation, the two pyruvates ________ and immediately _____. It produces _____.
Skip a step, oxidizes, two lactic acids (lactate)
