Answer: Synthesis
Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food production it may more broadly refer to any process in which the activity of microorganisms brings about a desirable change to a foodstuff or beverage. The sci…
Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food production it may more broadly refer to any process in which the activity of microorganisms brings about a desirable change to a foodstuff or beverage. The science of fermentation is known as zymology. In microorganisms fermentation is the primary means of producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by the degradation of organic nutrients anaerobically. Humans have used fermentation to produce foodstuffs and beverages since the Neolithic age. For example fermentation is used for preservation in a process that produces lactic acid found in such sour foods as pickled cucumbers kombucha kimchi and yogurt as well as for producing alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer. Fermentation also occurs within the gastrointestinal tracts of all animals including humans.
Below are some definitions of fermentation. They range from informal general usages to more scientific definitions. 1. Preservation methods for food via microorganisms (general use). 2 Any large-scale microbial process occurring with or without air (common definition u…
Below are some definitions of fermentation. They range from informal general usages to more scientific definitions. 1. Preservation methods for food via microorganisms (general use). 2. Any large-scale microbial process occurring with or without air (common definition used in industry). 3. Any process that produces alcoholic beverages or acidic dairy products (general use). 4. Any energy-releasing metabolic process that takes place only under anaerobic conditions (somewhat scientific). 5. Any metabolic process that releases energy from a sugar or other organic molecule does not require oxygen or an electron transport system and uses an organic molecule as the final electron acceptor (most scientific).
The combustion of all carbon-based fuels such as methane ( natural gas ) petroleum distillates ( gasoline diesel kerosen…