Problem 3

Background and context

The lactic acid fermentation can be defined as the biochemical process through which six- carbon sugars or disaccharides containing six-carbon sugars are catabolically broken down to form energy in form of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) and NADH₂ (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and lactate. This fermentation is carried out by mammalian red blood cells and skeletal muscle cells during anaerobic respiration.