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  • Question
  • Liquefaction of starch to dextrin is carried out by


  • Options
  • A. ?-amylase
  • B. cellulase
  • C. pectinase
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • ?-amylase 


  • Enzymes and Application problems


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    • 1. Chymosin hydrolyses the bond between

    • Options
    • A. Alanine and glycine
    • B. Phenyl alanine and methonine
    • C. Glutamic acid and alanine
    • D. Alanine and phenyl alanine
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following mainly serve to convert starch into high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)?

    • Options
    • A. ?-amylase
    • B. Gluco-isomerase
    • C. Gluco-amylase
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Trichoderma ?-glucanase is reported

    • Options
    • A. to stabilize mashing
    • B. to convert taste fractions of dextrins to fermentable sugars in beer
    • C. to convert starch to dextrin
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. ?-amylase is

    • Options
    • A. endoenzyme
    • B. exoenzyme
    • C. saccharifying enzyme
    • D. both (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 5. Enzymes act as antimicrobials

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    • A. by depriving an organism of a necessary metabolite
    • B. by generating a substances toxic to the organism
    • C. by attracting a cell wall component
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The enzyme used to reduce bitterness of grapes commonly contains

    • Options
    • A. ?-L-rhamonosidase
    • B. ?-d-glucosidase
    • C. ?- galactosidase
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 7. The increased air flow rate in bubble column fermenter can cause excessive foaming and high retention of air bubbles in the column which

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    • A. decreases the productivity of the fermenter
    • B. increases the productivity of the fermenter
    • C. modestly increases the productivity of the fermenter
    • D. does not affect on the productivity
    • Discuss
    • 8. The maximum specific growth rate of an organism depends on

    • Options
    • A. medium composition
    • B. temperature
    • C. pH
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. A higher Ks value of Monod's equation means

    • Options
    • A. greater affinities to substrate
    • B. lower affinities to substrate
    • C. unaffected with the substrate bonding
    • D. lower dissociation constant value
    • Discuss
    • 10. The high oxygen transfer efficiencies of airlift bioreactors is due to

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    • A. the large aspect ratio of the reactor, which leads to a high gas hold-up
    • B. the large aspect ratio of the reactor, which leads to a high oxygen solubility at the base of the reactor
    • C. the draft tube, which reduces bubble coalescence in the reactor
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss


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