Zymase

Main article: Ethanol fermentation

Zymase (also known as alcoholase) is an obsolete term[1] for an enzyme complex that catalyzes the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.[2][better source needed][3] [obsolete source] [4][better source needed][5] It occurs naturally in yeasts.[6] Zymase activity varies among yeast strains.[7]

Zymase is also the brand name of the drug pancrelipase.[8]

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  2. ^ The enzyme complex, composed of many different enzymes in yeast, catalyzes the breakdown of sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide." http://www.thefreedictionary.com/zymase
  3. ^ Harden, Arthur (1905). "Zymase and Alcoholic Fermentation". Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 11: 2–15. doi:10.1002/j.2050-0416.1905.tb02115.x.
  4. ^ "biochemistry - Is Zymase, A Complex of Enzymes? Which ones?". Biology Stack Exchange. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  5. ^ Punekar, N.S. (2018). ENZYMES: Catalysis, Kinetics and Mechanisms. Singapore: Springer Singapore. p. 8. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-0785-0. ISBN 978-981-13-0784-3.
  6. ^ "zymase". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  7. ^ Angelov, A. I.; Karadjov, G. I.; Roshkova, Z. G. (1996). "Strains selection of baker's yeast with improved technological properties". Food Research International. 29 (3–4): 235. doi:10.1016/0963-9969(96)00030-0.
  8. ^ "Zymase Side Effects: Common, Severe, Long Term". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.