Question

Lactic acid fermentation can be modeled by which equation?

Answer 1

Lactic acid fermentation can be modeled by the following equation: Pyruvic acid + NADH → Lactic acid + NAD+

LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION:

• Fermentation is a process undergone by some anaerobic organisms. Ideally, the process of cellular respiration proceeds as follows in the presence of oxygen: Glycolysis- Kreb cycle - ETC.

• However, in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic condition), the product of glycolysis which is pyruvic acid combines with an electron carrier (NADH) to give rise to lactic acid and NAD+.

• This means that pyruvic acid is reduced while NADH is oxidized as modelled in the following equation:

• Pyruvic acid + NADH → Lactic acid + NAD+

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