Fermentation

Fermentation

Fermentation is a metabolic process that allows organisms to produce energy in the absence of oxygen. It occurs in microorganisms and specific animal cells and partially breaks down glucose. Unlike aerobic respiration, fermentation produces less ATP but enables survival in low-oxygen environments. There are di...

Bread rises to fluffy perfection, and yogurt thickens into creamy goodness. All because of a process called fermentation.

It is a natural process in which glucose is broken down in the absence of oxygen into simpler molecules, generating two ATP molecules.

There are two main types of fermentation. The first is alcoholic fermentation,...