8. In general what are the
reagents and products of
fermentation?

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In fermentation glucose () is
degraded into acid (each
glucose forms two pyruvic
molecules). In this two
molecules of are produced.

According the type of ,
pyruvic acid can ethanol and
carbon (in alcoholic
fermentation) lactic acid (in
fermentation). There are varieties
of fermentation which pyruvic acid
generate acetic acid (
fermentation), propionic acid,
(an alcohol too), . The
type of depends onthe
species the involved organisms.