Q.

The enzyme in whose presence glucose and fructose are converted into alcohol is -

A. Diastase
B. Maltase
C. Invertase
D. Zymase
Answer» D. Zymase
Explanation: The slow decomposition of organic matter into simpler substances in presence of enzymes is known as fermentation. Fermentation is used for the preparation of alcoholic beverages from grape juice and other fruit juices in presence of yeast, which contains proper enzymes. In the first process, sugar from molasses or sugarcane, fruits or starch is first converted to glucose and fructose (isonomers) in presence of an enzyme called invertase.
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