Biology A-Level
ethanol and carbon dioxide
What ethanol and carbon dioxide means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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In plants and yeast, pyruvate is decarboxylated to ethanal, releasing carbon dioxide, and ethanal then accepts hydrogen from reduced NAD, forming ethanol.
Topics that use ethanol and carbon dioxide
- Respiration (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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