Yeast will normally convert pyruvate to ethanol. Why is this better for the yeast than a conversion to lactate?
A) Conversion to ethanol releases more NAD+ per mole than the conversion to lactate.
B) The carbon atoms are more oxidized in ethanol than in lactate.
C) Ethanol is neutral, but lactate production is accompanied by a sharp decrease in pH.
D) Ethanol production is not better. Yeast normally produces ethanol and lactate in equilmolar amounts.
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