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Which of the following compounds is obtained by fermentation reaction of molasses ?

Fermentation is a process in which sugar or molasses is converted into ethanol and CO2 gas by enzymes. It is an anaerobic process (In such reactions, presence of oxygen is not necessary). In this reaction, sugar or molasses first converted into glucose and fructose by enzyme invertase. And then glucose and fructose converted into ethanol and CO2 gas by enzyme zymase.

C12H22O11 + H2O C6H12O6 + C6H12O6


C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2

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