Ethanol is produced by anaerobic fermentation of glucose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. For the particular strain of S. cerevisiae employed, the maintenance coefficient is 0.18 kg kg^{- 1} h^{- 1}, Yxs is 0.11 kg kg^-1, Y_PX is 3.9 kg kg^-1 and µ_max is 0.4 h^-1.  It is decided to investigate the possibility of using Zymomonas mobilis bacteria instead of yeast for making ethanol. Z. mobilis is known to produce ethanol under anaerobic conditions using a different metabolic pathway to that employed by yeast. Typical values of Yxs are lower than for yeast at about 0.06 kg kg^-1; on the other hand, the maintenance coefficient is higher at 2.2 kg kg ^-1 h ^-1. Ypx for Z. mobilis is 7.7 kg kg^-l; µ_max is 0.3 h- 1.  From stoichiometry, what is the maximum theoretical yield of ethanol from glucose                 

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Bacterial ribosomes:

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which of the following compounds are more diversified in terms of soluibility such as : Some are soluble only in organic solvents, some are water-soluble carboxylic acids and glycosides, and others are large, insoluble polymers;

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If a culture starts with 50 cells, how many cells will be present after five generations with no cell death?

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A loss-of-function mutation in Wnt would have a phenotype similar to a

a. gain-of-function mutation in GSK-3.                    

b. gain-of-function mutation in β-catenin.

c. loss-of-function mutation in GSK-3.                     

d. loss-of-function mutation in β-catenin.