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bilby commented on the word Final Electron Acceptor
Pulled it out of Sara's nursing course notes.
"Fermentation
A metabolic process in which the final electron acceptor is organic.
Occurs in 2 main parts:
1. Glycolysis: the metabolic conversion of glucose to pyruvic acid (pyruvate).
2. The reduction of pyruvic acid, which forms various fermentation products."
October 4, 2013