Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Chapter 22.5, Problem 22.9KCP
In alcoholic fermentation, each mole of pyruvate is converted to one mole of carbon dioxide and one mole of ethanol. In the process, about 50 kcal/mol (209 kJ/mol) of energy is produced. Under the most favorable conditions, more than one-half of this energy is stored as ATP.
(a) What happens to the remaining energy produced in alcoholic fermentation?
(b) Give two reasons why it would be nearly impossible to reverse the reaction that converts pyruvate to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
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A) Fermentation is quicker because it does not involve glycolysis
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a) Using full chemical structures of substrates and products, draw the two possible pyruvate reduction pathways that regenerate NAD+ from NADH in the absence of oxygen gas. Give names of all compounds and enzymes involved.
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Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
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