BIOL 101 Lecture 5: Fermentation
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What causes muscle burn: lactic acid accumulation is the primary cause of failure in muscle tissue. Marathon vs sprinters: all human muscles contain both types of bers, but in different ratios, slow twitch bers. Do not generate a lot of quick power. Generate atp using oxygen (aerobically: fast twitch bers. Why ferment food and drinks: last longer, alcohol, get full bene t of food. Fermented foods: virtually all human cultures have developed varieties of fermented foods, which are food products modi ed biochemically by microbes. Fermentation in microorganisms: fermentation alone is able to sustain many types of microorganisms, the lactic acid produced by microbes using fermentation is used to produce. Cheese, sour cream, and yogurt, soy sauce, pickles, and olives, an sausage meat products: yeast is a microscopic fungus that. Uses a different type of fermentation and produces co2 and ethyl alcohol instead of lactic acid.
