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Which of the following is known for greater stability of the riboflavin producing capacity?
Options
A.
Eremothecium ashbyii
B.
Ashbya gossypii
C.
Candida flareri
D. None of these
Correct Answer
Ashbya gossypii
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1. The early assay employed for measuring penicillin activity were based upon the quantity required to prevent growth of S. aureus over
Options
A. 20 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay
B. 24 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay
C. 200 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: 24 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay
2. Which of the following is a heterofermentative micro-organism?
Options
A.
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
B.
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
C.
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
D.
Lactobacillus pentose
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Correct Answer:
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
3. The maximum concentration of ethanol that is achieved by successive distillation of fermentation broth in continuous stills is
Options
A. 60%
B. 95%
C. 70%
D. 99%
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Correct Answer: 95%
4.
B. flavum
strain can be used for the production of
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A. L-Threonine
B. L-Proline
C. L-Isoleucine and L-Histidine
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
5. Which of the following are true for the heterofermentative microorganism producing lactic acid?
Options
A. Only trace amounts of end products other than lactic acid
B. Some lactic acid with carbon dioxide, ethyl alcohol, acetic acid and trace amount of few other products
C. They are used for commercial lactic acid production
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Some lactic acid with carbon dioxide, ethyl alcohol, acetic acid and trace amount of few other products
6. The enzyme which converts optically active isomers of lactic acid to the optically inactive racemic mixture is
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A. isomerase
B. racemase
C. dehydrogenase
D. invertase
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Correct Answer: racemase
7. Which of the following substance is employed to neutralize the lactic acid as it is produced (because lactic acid bacteria do not tolerate high concentrations of acid?
Options
A. CaCO
3
B. (NH
4
)
2
HPO
4
C. MgSO
4
D. Na
2
SO
4
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Correct Answer: CaCO
3
8. Most productive species among the different vitamin B
12
producing Pseudomonads is
Options
A.
P. denitrificans
B.
P. ovalis
C.
P. aureofaciens
D. none of these
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Correct Answer:
P. denitrificans
9. Which species from the followings is resistant to methyl tryptophan?
Options
A.
Candida utilis
B.
E. coli
C.
B. subtilis
D.
Hansenula anomala
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Correct Answer:
B. subtilis
10. Which of the following was the first amino acid to be produced commercially?
Options
A. L-glutamic acid
B. L-lysine
C. L-cystine
D. L-methionine
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Correct Answer: L-lysine
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