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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • soybean meal, glucose, peptone, malt extract, sodium chloride 


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    • 1. 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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    • 2. 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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    • 3. 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
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    • 4. 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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    • 5. 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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    • 6. 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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    • 7. Chlorotetracyclin is soluble in

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    • A. organic solvents
    • B. water
    • C. ether
    • D. all of these
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    • 8. During which phase of growth of Penicillium chrysogenum maximum antibiotic production takes place

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    • A. during the first phase
    • B. during the second phase
    • C. during the third phase
    • D. same in all the phases
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    • 9. pH of the fermentation medium for chlorotetracyclins is

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    • A. 5-6
    • B. 6-7
    • C. 7-8
    • D. 8-9
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    • 10. Media used for the production of chlorotetracyclin consists of

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    • A. sugar, corn steep liquor, CaCO3, (NH4)2SO4 and NH4 Cl
    • B. corn steep liquor, CaCO3 and (NH4)2SO4
    • C. sugar, CaCO3 and (NH4)2SO4
    • D. corn steep liquor, CaCO3, (NH4)2SO4 and NH4 Cl
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