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Who discovered that carbon in yeast is dissimilated via the glycolytic pathway?

(a) Lagunas

(b) Bruinenberg

(c) Embden

(d) Myerhoff

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Right choice is (a) Lagunas

Easiest explanation: Lagunas in 1986 discovered that carbon in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is dissimilated via the glycolytic pathway for the production of ATP and then ethanol production via fermentation route.

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