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Query:

Subject: What order are fructose, glucose and sucrose fermented in terms of speed?

Date: Mon May 18 08:45:12 2009
Posted by Jess
Grade level: 10-12 School: Owen School
City: Toronto State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1242661512.Bc
Message:

I performed an experiment in which I tested fermentation rate using a 
gaspressuresensor over a period of 15 minutes with fructose, glucose and 
sucrose and baker's yeast. The result was that fructose produced most sugar 
and fastest, then glucose at a slower rate, then sucrose, for which virtually 
no CO2 was produced. I have no idea why this happened, and why fructose 
reacted faster than glucose? Does it have to do with the yeast taking a very 
very long time to break sucrose's glycosidic linkage? (ps. the ph was 
maintained at 7 throughout the experiment, and temperature at 37C. 
Thanks so much!! 


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