Question

Yeasts are single-celled fungi. about 1,000 species are recognized, but the most common species is saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is used in this?

Answer 1

bread making

Opening Essay Although yeast has been used for thousands of years, its true nature has been known only for the last two centuries. Yeasts are single-celled fungi. About 1,000 species are recognized, but the most common species is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is used in bread making. Other species are used for the fermentation of alcoholic beverages. Some species can cause infections in humans. Yeasts live primarily on sugars, such as glucose  C6H12O6 . They convert glucose into carbon dioxide  CO2  and ethanol  C2H5OH  in a chemical transformation that is represented as follows:.