Table 16.3: Starting and ending points of various fermentations

Glucose

lactate

Lactate

acetate

Glucose

ethanol

Ethanol

acetate

Arginine

carbon dioxide

Pyrimidines

carbon dioxide

Purines

formate

Ethylene glycol

acetate

Threonine

propionate

Leucine

2-alkylacetate

Phenylalanine

propionate

Note: The products of some fermentations are the substrates for others.