MadSci Network: Microbiology
Query:

Subject: What are the names of the individual enzymes that makeup yeast 'zymase'?

Date: Sun Oct 20 23:30:59 2013
Posted by Omid
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: San Diego State/Province: California Country: U.S.A.
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 1382337059.Mi
Message:

I always assumed that the enzyme zymase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a single enzyme. After hours of 
online research, your website informed me that, "The term 'zymase' actually refers to a complex of several 
different enzymes that catalyze glycolysis." I am specifically interested to know the names of all the 
enzymes that constitute the zymase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition, I would like to know the 
names of the yeast enzymes involved in converting pyruvate to acetaldehyde, and acetaldehyde to ethanol 
and carbon dioxide. I thank you immensely for your time and consideration. Good day! 


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