Name the enzymes and write the reactions involved in the preparation of ethanol from sucrose by fermentation.

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The enzyme invertase, which is present in yeast,   is used to convert sucrose to glucose and fructose. The glucose and fructose are further converted to ethanol by zymase enzyme (also present in yeast).

<p><span data-teams="true">This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p>The enzyme invertase, which is present in yeast, &nbsp; is used to convert sucrose to glucose and fructose. The glucose and fructose are further converted to ethanol by zymase enzyme (also present in yeast).</p><div><div><picture><source srcset="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1746093464phpCwZLnK_480x360.jpeg" media=" (max-width: 500px)"><img src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1746093464phpCwZLnK.jpeg" alt="" width="489" height="223"></picture></div></div>

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