Age-old mystery of why cells use fermentation unraveled Date: December 2, 2015 Source: University of California - San Diego Summary: Wine, beer and yogurt are produced when microorganisms convert ...

Wine, beer and yogurt are produced when microorganisms convert sugar into alcohol, gases or acids. But this process of fermentation—which is used by bacteria, fungi and other fast-growing cells ...

He concluded that fermentation is a vital process, and he defined it as respiration without air ... into pyruvate — is the first major step of fermentation or respiration in cells.

In National 4 Biology find out how aerobic respiration and fermentation release the energy from food that is required for cell activity.

Find out what anaerobic and aerobic respiration are and learn how the reaction occurs in living cells in this BBC Bitesize biology guide.

Anaerobic respiration uses chemicals other than oxygen, and this process is primarily used by archaea and bacteria that live in anaerobic environments. Fermentation is another way of producing ATP ...