This hydrolysis reaction is performed outside the cytoplasm in the periplasmic space between the plasma membrane and the cell wall.

• 研究人员设计了一种实验装置，让酵母进行蔗糖代谢。蔗糖并非酵母的首选食物源，但在没有葡萄糖的情况下，它也会进行蔗糖代谢。