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 C4.4H7.30 1.2N0.86 . 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 oxygen in g g-l?

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Phase at which net growth is zero or when the growth rate is equal to the death rate

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CATH database classifies protein domains. CATH stands for

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At low glucose concentration, below 0.25 mmol/litre, large portions of glucose and glutamine is shunted via

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Number of rooted trees in a phylogeny of three sequences is –

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The rate constant for a first order reaction is 7.0 x 10^-4 s^-1. If initial concentration of reactant is 0.080 M, what is the half life of reaction?