during a bread making process glucose is converted to ethanol and carbon dioxide causing the bread dough to rise by itself this process takes longer than a human life span however when zymase an nzyme produced by yeast is added to bread the bread will ride in 15-20 min what is the function of zymase

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Jerimiah Mckinney

8 June, 08:53

during a bread making process glucose is converted to ethanol and carbon dioxide causing the bread dough to rise by itself this process takes longer than a human life span however when zymase an nzyme produced by yeast is added to bread the bread will ride in 15-20 min what is the function of zymase

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Adam Duran · Answer 1

Zymase is acting as a catalyst

Explanation:

Zymase is an enzyme that is naturally produced in yeast. Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up the rates of reactions in living things.

Zymase catalyses the breakdown of glucose into ethanol and carbon dioxide, which causes the bread to rise.

Zymase speeds up this reaction, but is not physically changed itself. Therefore, it is a catalyst.

Actually, zymase represents a collection of enzymes in yeast, not just one!