Question

What is the difference between alcoholic fermentation and lactic acid fermentation?

Answer 1

Fermentation occurs when there is a lack of oxygen. Alcoholic fermentation occurs in plants such as yeast. Whereas, Lactic acid fermentation occurs in humans and when we are deprived of oxygen.

Answer 2

Differences

Lactic acid fermentation involved a step from Pyruvate to Lactate in muscles and bacteria

Alcoholic fermentation involved a two way step- pyruvate → ethanal

and

Ethanal→ ethanol in yeast cells

End products

Lactic acid fermentation ; lactase is the end product

Alcoholic fermentation- C02 and Alcohol: Alcohol is give off

Enzymes

Lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate decarboxylase are the two enzymes for catalysis of lactic acid fermentation reactions

The two enzymes of alcoholic fermentation are; Pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase,

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