Test Tube Respiration: The alcoholic fermentation pathway in yeast demonstrates cellular respiration

by: Becky Ann Bartlett

This article describes an experiment in test tubes that uses the alcoholic fermentation pathway in yeast to illustrate the biochemical process of cellular respiration. The lab effectively integrates two fields of study—biology and chemistry—and helps students understand and value the importance of chemistry in their everyday lives.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2002Stock # tst02_069_09_41Volume 069Issue 09

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