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The enzyme which can catalyse the conver...

The enzyme which can catalyse the conversion of glucose to ethanol is

A

diastase

B

maltase

C

invertase

D

zymase

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D
The zymase enzyme converts glucose into enthyl alcohol and carbon dioxide:
`underset("Glucose")(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6)(aq.))overset(Zymase)(rarr)underset("Enthyl alcohol")(2C_(2)H_(5)OH_(6)(aq.))+2CO_(2)(g)`
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