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What is lactic acid fermentation?

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Some bacteria (Bacillus), fungi and muscles of vertebrates produce lactic acid from pyruvic acid.
`underset("Pyruvic acid")(2CH_3COCOOH)underset("Lactic acid")underset(2CH_3CHOHCOOH + 2NAD^+)underset(darr)(+)underset("Lactate dehydrogenase")(2NADH + 2H^+)`
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