Difference between homolactic and heterolactic fermentation
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homolactic fermentation, one molecule of glucose is ultimately converted to two molecules of lactic acid. Heterolactic fermentation, in contrast, yields carbon dioxide and ethanol in addition to lactic acid, in a process called the phosphoketolase pathway.
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In homolactic fermentation, one glucose molecules get transformed into two lactic acid molecules. In heterotactic fermentation, one glucose molecule gets converted to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid.
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- Fermentation is the process by which microorganisms work on a medium and breaks it down giving off bubbles and heat.
- It is a process of metabolism and it leads to the creation of enzymes. It can be of two types – homolactic and heterolactic.
- In the heterolactic fermentation along with the creation of lactic acid, carbon dioxide and ethanol is also formed whereas in homolactic fermentation only lactic acid is formed.
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