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Question
pH of the fermentation medium for chlorotetracyclins is
Options
A. 5-6
B. 6-7
C. 7-8
D. 8-9
Correct Answer
5-6
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1. During which phase of growth of
Penicillium chrysogenum
maximum antibiotic production takes place
Options
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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Correct Answer: during the second phase
2. Chlorotetracyclin is soluble in
Options
A. organic solvents
B. water
C. ether
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: water
3. The yield of the antibiotic depends upon
Options
A. pH of the medium
B. age of the inoculum
C. composition of the medium
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
4. Media composition for the production of streptomycin is
Options
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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Correct Answer: soybean meal, glucose, peptone, malt extract, sodium chloride
5. 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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Correct Answer: All of the above
6. Media used for the production of chlorotetracyclin consists of
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A. sugar, corn steep liquor, CaCO
3
, (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
and NH
4
Cl
B. corn steep liquor, CaCO
3
and (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
C. sugar, CaCO
3
and (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
D. corn steep liquor, CaCO
3
, (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
and NH
4
Cl
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Correct Answer: sugar, corn steep liquor, CaCO
3
, (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
and NH
4
Cl
7. Penicillin is produced by
Options
A. aerobic fermentation
B. anaerobic fermentation
C. aerobic fermentation followed by anaerobic fermentation
D. anaerobic fermentation followed by aerobic fermentation
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Correct Answer: aerobic fermentation
8. Penicillin is recovered after fermentation as
Options
A. potassium penicillin
B. calcium penicillin
C. sodium penicillin
D. penicillin only
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Correct Answer: potassium penicillin
9. Streptomycin is produced by
Options
A.
S. griseus
B.
S. griseoflavus
C.
S. aerofaciens
D.
S. ramosus
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Correct Answer:
S. griseus
10. Which of the following organism(s) produce(s) tetracycline?
Options
A.
Steptomyces aureofaciens
B.
Steptomyces ramosus
C.
Nocardia sulphurea
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: All of these
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