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  • Fermentation medium for oxytetracyclin (terramycin) consist of


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  • A. CSL, starch, (NH4)2 SO4, sodium chloride and CaCO3
  • B. CSL, (NH4)2 SO4, sodium chloride and CaCO3
  • C. CSL, starch,(NH4)2 SO4, ammonium chloride and CaCO3
  • D. CSL,(NH4)2 SO4, ammonium chloride and CaCO3

  • Correct Answer
  • CSL, starch, (NH4)2 SO4, sodium chloride and CaCO3 


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    • 1. At normal pH, penicillin remains in

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    • A. aqueous phase
    • B. solvent phase
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. precipitates
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    • 2. The organism used for the preparation of sonti is

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    • A. Rhizopus sonti
    • B. Aspergillus oryzae
    • C. Lactobacillus vermiformis
    • D. Saccharomyces pyriformis
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    • 3. A hydrometer

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    • A. measures wine acid
    • B. requires a few drops of juice
    • C. measures alcohol in the wine
    • D. measures grape sugar
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    • 4. Wine yeast

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    • A. is sensitive to sulphur di oxide
    • B. is resistant to sulphur di oxide
    • C. shows enhanced enzyme production in presence of sulphur di oxide
    • D. none of the above
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    • 5. Fining a wine is defined as

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    • A. adding one substance to remove another
    • B. removing small particles
    • C. adding acid
    • D. removing tannin
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    • 6. Which of the following precursor is added in the medium to get penicillin G?

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    • A. Phenyl carbamic acid
    • B. Phenyl acetic acid
    • C. Ammonium sulphate
    • D. Ammonium chloride
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    • 7. Antibiotics are typically produced in fed batch reactors because

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    • A. antibiotic yields are generally higher when cells enter the stationary phase
    • B. the precursors are often toxic to the cells
    • C. antibiotic yields are generally higher when cell growth slows
    • D. All of the above
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    • 8. Media composition for the production of streptomycin is

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    • A. soybean meal, glucose, peptone, malt extract, sodium chloride
    • B. soybean meal, glucose, peptone, malt extract, ammonium chloride
    • C. soybean meal, glucose, peptone, malt extract, calcium carbonate
    • D. soybean meal, glucose, peptone, malt extract, ammonium sulphate
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    • 9. The yield of the antibiotic depends upon

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    • A. pH of the medium
    • B. age of the inoculum
    • C. composition of the medium
    • D. all of these
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    • 10. Chlorotetracyclin is soluble in

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    • A. organic solvents
    • B. water
    • C. ether
    • D. all of these
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