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1.

Which of the following is not an inhibitor used in fermentation?

A. Bromide
B. Ethionine
C. Alkali metal
D. Alkali earth metal
Answer» E.
2.

Maltose is inducer for an enzyme ___________

A. Pectinases
B. Proteases
C. Pullulanase
D. Nitralase
Answer» D. Nitralase
3.

In which of the following way, the medium may not influence oxygen availability?

A. Fast metabolism
B. Rheology
C. Antifoams
D. Elicitors
Answer» E.
4.

Which of the following acts as α- Amylase inducer?

A. Yeast mannans
B. Starch
C. Cellulose
D. Pectin
Answer» C. Cellulose
5.

The fermentation media should not allow high yield of undesired products.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

The fermentation media should be free from _________

A. Precursors
B. Inhibitors
C. Toxicity
D. Defoamers
Answer» D. Defoamers
7.

The antifoaming agents should not cause any problems in the extraction and purification of the product.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

Which of the following is not a defoamer?

A. Amide waxes
B. Oleic acid
C. Organic phosphates
D. Propanoic acid
Answer» E.
9.

Who recognized the foaming patterns in fermentation?

A. Lee
B. Hall
C. Tyman
D. Solomons
Answer» C. Tyman
10.

Which of the following is not a property of antifoams?

A. It should be active at low concentrations
B. It should have fast action on an existing foam
C. It should be non-toxic to micro-organism
D. It need not be sterilized
Answer» E.
11.

Cyanide is used as a precursor for production of ________

A. Carotenoids
B. Vitamin B12
C. Riboflavin
D. Vitamin B2
Answer» C. Riboflavin
12.

Which of the following is used as the precursor of preparation of Cyclosporin C?

A. L – Threonine
B. Cyanides
C. Phenoxy acetic acid
D. D- Threonine
Answer» B. Cyanides
13.

Which of the following is used in the preparation of Nikkomycins?

A. Streptomyces organonensis
B. Penicillium chrysogenum
C. Streptomyces tendae
D. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
Answer» D. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
14.

Which of the following is used as the precursor for Griseofulvin production?

A. Cyanides
B. Chloride
C. β- Iononones
D. Anthranilic acid
Answer» C. β- Iononones
15.

Which of the following additives are required for a better yield of the desired product?

A. Precursors
B. Regulators
C. Inhibitors
D. Growth Factors
Answer» B. Regulators