Production of single-cell protein from hexadecane is described by the following reaction equation:

C₁₆H₃₄ + aO₂ + bNH₃ cCH_l.66O_0.27N0_.20 + dCO ₂ + eH₂O

where CH _1.660_0.27N_0.20 represents the biomass. If RQ= 0.43, determine the stoichiometric coefficients.

#Question id: 4146

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Approximately how many NTPs must be converted to NDPs to incorporate one amino acid into a protein?

#Question id: 15397

#Section 1: Engineering Mathematics

#Question id: 15631

#Section 7: Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology

#Question id: 289

#Section 2: General Biology

Which of the following statements describes a covalent bond between Carbon and Hydrogen:

#Question id: 14164

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Stoichiometric equations are used to represent growth of microorganisms provided a ' molecular formula' for the cells is available. The molecular formula for biomass is obtained by measuring the amounts of C, N, H, O and other elements in cells. For a particular bacterial strain, the molecular formula was determined to be C_4.4H_7.30 _1.2N_0.86 . These bacteria are grown under aerobic conditions with hexadecane (C₁₆H₃₄) as substrate. The reaction equation describing growth is:

  Assuming 100% conversion, what is the yield of cells from hexadecane in g g^-l?