Microbiology and Fermentation
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What type of alcohols do certain bacterial species produce?

Alcohols other than ethanol

What was Clostridium acetobutylicum used to produce commercially?

Butanol

What process has replaced microbial fermentation in the production of butanol?

A petroleum-based synthetic process

During glycolysis, how many ATP molecules are net produced?

<p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzymes catalyze the three reactions with significantly negative ΔG values in glycolysis?

<p>Hexokinase, PFK-1, and pyruvate kinase</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition of the remaining reactions in glycolysis?

<p>They operate near equilibrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the latter reactions in glycolysis?

<p>They are easily reversible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which glycolytic enzymes are not involved in gluconeogenesis?

<p>Those that catalyze reactions 1, 3, and 10.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the regulation of glycolysis primarily controlled?

<p>By allosteric mechanisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many molecules of ATP and what else are captured during glycolysis?

<p>Two molecules of ATP and NADH.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process occurs when pyruvate is converted in the absence of oxygen?

<p>Fermentation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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