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- October 14, 2006 at 12:25 pm #5991
druidParticipantThere are sulfate reducing bactria which use sulfur disproportionation
reaction:
S2O3 + H2O -> SO4 + H2SIs this process called fermentation? (no outside e-acceptor ( by definition of
disproportionation redox reaction )) - October 15, 2006 at 4:20 pm #56688MrMisteryParticipant
no it ain’t fermentation. the bacteria use the energy from that reaction to make their carbon coumponds. then they may use regular cellular respiration or fermentation to break them down..
- October 15, 2006 at 5:01 pm #56693druidParticipantquote MrMistery:no it ain’t fermentation. the bacteria use the energy from that reaction to make their carbon coumponds. then they may use regular cellular respiration or fermentation to break them down..
One definition says fermentation is a reaction with no external e-acceptor. The permutation reaction is a such reaction. You say that’s not fermentation. Thus, the above definition is incorrect. So what is fermentation? Give please the exact definition.
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