Compare and contrast ethanol and lactic acid fermentation pathways
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Both fermentation pathways regenerate NAD+, the oxidized form of the coenzyme that is necessary for glycolysis to continue producing ATP in the absence of oxygen. In the case of lactate fermentation, NADH donates electrons directly to pyruvate, which with addition of a proton becomes lactate. In ethanol fermentation, pyruvate first is decarboxylated to form acetaldehyde, which then accepts the NADH electrons and a proton to become ethanol.
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__________ fights infection by increasing the metabolic rate. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)