Name ________________________________ Date _________ Class __________
Balancing and Fermentation Warm Up
During a bread-making process, glucose is converted to ethanol and carbon dioxide, causing the bread dough to rise. Zymase, an enzyme produced by yeast, is a catalyst needed for this reaction
1. Balance the equation below for the reaction that causes bread dough to rise, using the smallest whole-number coefficients.
___C
6
H
12
O
6
 ___C
2
H
5
OH + ___CO
2
+ energy
2. In the space below, draw a structural formula for the alcohol formed in this reaction.
3.
State the effect of zymase on the activation energy for this reaction.
4.
What is the name of the reaction above? ________________________________
5.
Another energy yielding reaction with the same reactant is given below:
C
6
H
12
O
6
+ 6O
2
(g)

6CO
2
(g) + 6H
2
O ( l ) + energy
Classify this type of reaction? __________________________________
Name ________________________________ Date _________ Class __________
Balancing and Fermentation Warm Up
During a bread-making process, glucose is converted to ethanol and carbon dioxide, causing the bread dough to rise. Zymase, an enzyme produced by yeast, is a catalyst needed for this reaction
1. Balance the equation below for the reaction that causes bread dough to rise, using the smallest whole-number coefficients.
___C
6
H
12
O
6
 ___C
2
H
5
OH + ___CO
2
+ energy
2. In the space below, draw a structural formula for the alcohol formed in this reaction.
3.
State the effect of zymase on the activation energy for this reaction.
4.
What is the name of the reaction above? ________________________________
5.
Another energy yielding reaction with the same reactant is given below:
C
6
H
12
O
6
+ 6O
2
(g)

6CO
2
(g) + 6H
2
O ( l ) + energy
Classify this type of reaction? __________________________________