Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production?

This particular yeast is capable of fermentation in the absence or presence of oxygen. During ethanol production, glucose gets converted to ethanol through the process of glycolysis. As glucose ...

Glycolysis — the metabolic pathway that converts glucose (a type of sugar) into pyruvate — is the first major step of fermentation or respiration in cells. It is an ancient metabolic pathway ...