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Saccharification vs Fermentation - What's the difference?

saccharification | fermentation |

In biochemistry terms the difference between saccharification and fermentation

is that saccharification is the hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides to form simple sugars while fermentation is any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide.

saccharification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides to form simple sugars

    • Related terms

    * saccharify

    fermentation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fermentation) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
  • A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.
  • * Charles Kingsley
    • a universal fermentation of human thought and faith

    Related terms

    * ferment

    Derived terms

    * alcoholic fermentation * malolactic fermentation * secondary fermentation ----