JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers / एल्कोहॉल, फीनॉल तथा ईथर Question Bank Preparation of alcohol Phenol and Ethers

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    In the commercial manufacture of ethyl alcohol from starchy substances by fermentation method, which enzymes stepwise complete the fermentation reaction   [BIT 1992]

    A)                 Diastase, maltase and zymase

    B)                 Maltase, zymase and invertase

    C)                 Diastase, zymase and lactase

    D)                 Diastase, invertase and zymase

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

      \[\underset{\text{Starch}}{\mathop{2{{({{C}_{6}}{{H}_{10}}{{O}_{5}})}_{n}}}}\,+n{{H}_{2}}O\underset{\text{(from}\,\,\text{germinated}\,\text{barley)}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Diastase}}}}\,\underset{\text{Maltose}}{\mathop{n\,({{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}})}}\,\] \[{{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}}+{{H}_{2}}O\underset{\text{(from}\,\text{yeast)}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Maltase}}}}\,2\underset{\text{Glucose}}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}}}\,\]                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}\underset{\text{(from}\,\text{yeast)}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Zymase}}}}\,2{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH+2C{{O}_{2}}\]


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