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What are the products of lactic acid fermentation?

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a

Lactic acid and CO2

b

Only lactic acid

c

Lactic acid and NADH+H+

d

Lactic acid, NADH+H+ and CO2

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

In animal cells, like muscles during exercise, when oxygen is inadequate for cellular respiration pyruvic acid is reduced to lactic acid by lactate dehydrogenase.

CH3COCOOH (Pyruvic acid)Lactate dehydrogenaseCH3CHOHCOOH (Lactic acid)

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