JEE Main 2022 — Chemistry in Everyday Life Question with Solution
JEE Main 2022 (26 Jun Shift 2)
Question
Match List I with List II.
| List-I Enzyme | List-II Conversion of | ||
| A. | Invertase | I. | Starch into maltose |
| B. | Zymase | II. | Maltose into glucose |
| C. | Diastase | III. | Glucose into ethanol |
| D. | Maltase | IV. | Cane sugar into glucose |
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Step-by-step explanation
Invertase helps in the conversion of sucrose to glucose and fructose.
Zymase catalyses the conversion of glucose or fructose to ethyl alcohol.
Diastase is a starch hydrolysing enzyme that breaks down the complex carbohydrate (polysaccharides, i.e. starch) into simple carbohydrates (monosaccharides, i.e. simple sugar like glucose).
Maltase catalyses the conversion of maltose to glucose.
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