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Animal Cell Culture and Regulation problems


  • 1. What is the effect of excess accumulation of metabolite products (lactate and ammonium) on cells?

  • Options
  • A. They act as growth promoters
  • B. They act as growth inhibitors
  • C. Have no effect on cells
  • D. Lactate helps in the growth while ammonium inhibits the growth
  • Discuss
  • 2. Higher dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture media are toxic and lead to

  • Options
  • A. DNA degradation
  • B. lipid peroxidation
  • C. metabolism of nutrients in culture media at a rate greater than that required for consumption
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. pH of culture medium is initially controlled by

  • Options
  • A. presence of CO2
  • B. presence of bicarbonate buffer
  • C. addition of bases
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. Disaggregating of cells can be achieved by

  • Options
  • A. physical disruption
  • B. enzymatic digestion
  • C. treating with chelating agents
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss

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