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2 NADH2
*It occurs in all living cells throughout the *It occurs in certain bacteria and fungi.
day and night.
*It takes place in the presence of o2. *It takes place in the absence of o2.
*It is intracellular. *It is extracellular.
*The end products are CO2 and H2O. *The end products are CO2, Ethanol, lactic
acid and other organic acids.
*Food materials are completely oxidised. *Food materials are partially oxidised.
*The complete oxidation of one molecule of *In fermentation, one glucose molecule
glucose produces 38 ATP’s. produces only 2 ATP’s.
*Enzyme zymase is not required but many *The fermentation requires enzyme zymase
other enzymes and co-enzymes are required. particularly in case of carbohydrates.
*The reaction of aeroic respiration can be *The reaction of fermentation (ethyl
represented as follows: alcohol) can be represented as follows:
Based on the respiratory substrates used , their R.Q may be unity, lass than unity
Or more than unity.
R.Q is equal to unity
When the respiratory substrate is carbohydrate or
hexose sugar, the RQ value will be unity because,
volume of CO2 liberated will be equal to volume of O2
taken in.
It can be shown by the following equation.
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R.Q= = 1 or Unity
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R.Q less than unity
When fats and proteins are used in respiration the R.Q
is less than unity. Fats and proteins are poor in oxygen
and need more oxygen for their complete oxidation.
The oxidation of fat can be shown by taking example
of Tripalmitin fat.
C6H12H6 + 145O2 102 CO2 + 98 H2O