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What are the end products in ethanol fermentation?(a) Ethanol and CO2(b) Ethanol and O2(c) Ethanol, H2 and CO2(d) Ethanol, O2 and CO2I had been asked this question in an internship interview.This intriguing question comes from Fates of Pyruvate under Anaerobic Conditions: Fermentation in division Principles of Bioenergetics and Glycolysis of Biochemistry

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Correct option is (a) ETHANOL and CO2

To explain I would SAY: Overall equation of ethanol fermentation:

Glucose +2ADP + 2Pi → 2 ethanol + 2CO2 + 2ATP + 2H2O.



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