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Biotechnology Engineering · Q32

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Engineering and GATE · Biotechnology Engineering · question 32

Q32

A bacterial culture with an appropriate biomass composition of CH1.8O0.5N0.2 is grown aerobically on a defined medium containing glucose as the sole carbon source and ammonia being the nitrogen source. In this fermentation, biomass is formed with a yield coefficient of 0.35 gram dry cell weight per gram of glucose and acetate is produced with a yield coefficient of 0.1 gram acetate per gram of glucose. The respiratory coefficient for the above culture will be

A.
0.90
B.
0.95
C.
1.00
Answer
D.
1.05

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
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