J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    In the production of ethanol, pyruvic acid is first converted to acetaldehyde by this enzyme

    A)                  alcohol dehydrogenase

    B)                  alcohol oxidase

    C)                  pyruvate dehydrogenase

    D)                  pyruvate decarboxylase

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    In ethyl alcohol fermentation                 \[\begin{align}   & \text{(i) 2C}{{\text{H}}_{3C}}COCOOH\xrightarrow[TPP,M{{G}^{2+}}]{Pyruvatedecarboxylase} \\  & 2C{{H}_{3}}CHO+2CO & 2(\uparrow ) \\  & Acetaldhyde \\  & (ii)\,2C{{H}_{3}}CHO+2NAD{{H}_{2}}\xrightarrow[Dehydrogenase]{Alcohol} \\  & 2C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH+2NAD \\  & Ethylalcohol  \end{align}\]


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