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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • L-lysine 


  • Industrially Useful Microbial Processes problems


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    • 1. Which species from the followings is resistant to methyl tryptophan?

    • Options
    • A. Candida utilis
    • B. E. coli
    • C. B. subtilis
    • D. Hansenula anomala
    • Discuss
    • 2. Most productive species among the different vitamin B12 producing Pseudomonads is

    • Options
    • A. P. denitrificans
    • B. P. ovalis
    • C. P. aureofaciens
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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. CaCO3
    • B. (NH4)2 HPO4
    • C. MgSO4
    • D. Na2SO4
    • Discuss
    • 4. The enzyme which converts optically active isomers of lactic acid to the optically inactive racemic mixture is

    • Options
    • A. isomerase
    • B. racemase
    • C. dehydrogenase
    • D. invertase
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. The commonly used media for submerged bacterial fermentation at commercial scale is

    • Options
    • A. beet molasses
    • B. liver extract
    • C. germinated seed
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Rickes et al. recovered active crystalline vitamin B12 from the culture of

    • Options
    • A. Streptomyces griseus
    • B. Bacillus megaterium
    • C. Streptomyces olivaceus
    • D. Streptomyces lactis
    • Discuss
    • 8. Protease, which is used for flavouring of sake and haze removal in sake is produced by

    • Options
    • A. A. oryzae
    • B. A. flavus
    • C. B. cereus
    • D. A. niger
    • Discuss
    • 9. The recovery of vitamin from fermentation broth is carried out prior to

    • Options
    • A. acidification
    • B. alcohol treatment
    • C. autolysis
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Naringinase, an enzyme commonly used for removal of bitter taste from citrus juice is obtained from

    • Options
    • A. A. niger
    • B. A.flavus
    • C. A. oryzae
    • D. S. cerevisiae
    • Discuss


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