Pathway of lactose to ethanol transformation by the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis

This study presents the results of analyzing the enzymatic process of lactose conversion to ethanol by the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis. The relevance of the study is due to the lack of structured data on the complete catalytic pathway of lactose biotransformation into ethanol by K. lactis yeast. The study analyzed the structure and properties of enzymes involved in this process. It was found out that the realized process takes place in 9 stages with the participation of 9 enzymes. The study made it possible to draw up a visual table of catalytic reactions involved in the processing of lactose into ethanol by Kluyveromyces lactis yeast.