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  • Which of the following is true about ?-ionone, non-ionic detergent used in ? carotene fermentation medium?


  • Options
  • A. It is a precursor of ?-carotene fermentation process
  • B. It is regarded as "steering" factor associated with bringing about the presence and activity of the enzymes responsible for ?-carotene formation
  • C. It is an inducer of ? carotene fermentation process
  • D. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • It is regarded as "steering" factor associated with bringing about the presence and activity of the enzymes responsible for ?-carotene formation 


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    • 1. Which of the following is not a principal media for industrial alcohol production by fermentation?

    • Options
    • A. Black strap molasses
    • B. Sulphite waste liquor
    • C. Wood waste
    • D. Glucose
    • Discuss
    • 2. The medium required for glutamic acid mainly consist of

    • Options
    • A. glucose
    • B. molasses
    • C. sucrose
    • D. lactose
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following species is used for vitamin B12 production by fermentation process?

    • Options
    • A. Streptomyces griseus
    • B. Streptomyces olivaceus
    • C. Bacillus megaterium
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. The immediate precursor for glumatic acid production by Corynebacterium glutamicum is

    • Options
    • A. lysine
    • B. oxoacetate
    • C. citrate
    • D. 2-oxo-glutarate
    • Discuss
    • 5. The production of alcohol from lactose of whey is generally carried out by

    • Options
    • A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    • B. Candida pseudotropicalis
    • C. Candida utilis
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Commercial scale production of amino acids is typically carried out using

    • Options
    • A. regulatory mutants to cause overproduction of biochemical intermediates
    • B. creation of an intentional increase in membrane permeability to increase release of the amino acids
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The method used for obtaining citric acid as fermentation product are commonly known as

    • Options
    • A. submerged aerated fermentation
    • B. stationary tray fermentation
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Who was the first scientist to observe the antibiotic and therapeutic properties of penicillin?

    • Options
    • A. Louis Pasteur
    • B. Alexander Fleming
    • C. S. C. Prescott
    • D. E. P. Abraham
    • Discuss
    • 9. Amyloglucosidase is used in glucose production. It is produced by

    • Options
    • A. Rhizopus niveus
    • B. Endomycopsis fibuliger
    • C. Sclerotina libertina
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 10. Neomycin-B is obtained from

    • Options
    • A. Streptomyces niveus
    • B. Streptomyces fradiae
    • C. Streptomyces spheroides
    • D. Streptomyces griseus
    • Discuss


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