Mendel crossed round and tall pea plants (RRTT) with wrinkle and dwarf ones (rrtt). The F1 plants were all round tall. These F1 plants were cross with rrTt. Which of the following is correct among these offspring?

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#Question id: 15493

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

Assume that experimental measurements for a certain organism have shown that cells can convert two-thirds (wt/wt) of the substrate carbon to biomass carbon. Calculate the stoichiometric coefficients for the following biological reactions:

Glucose: C₆H₁₂O₆ + aO₂ + bNH₃ c(C_4.4H_7.3N_0.86O_1.2) + dH₂O + eCO₂

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#Question id: 15494

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

Assuming that cells convert two-thirds (w/w) of the substrate to biomass, the stoichiometric coefficient (1 only) for glucose utilisation for the following reaction is

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#Question id: 15495

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

Calculate the degree of reduction for following substrates:

A) Methane

B) Glucose

C) Ethanol

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#Question id: 15496

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

S. cerevisiae produces ethanol at a yield of 0.5 g/g glucose. The strain ferments 20g/l glucose in 24 hours. Calculate productivity of ethanol in this fermentation

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#Question id: 15497

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

A. aceti converts alcohol to acetic acid according to the stoichiometric relation

C₂H₅OH + O₂ 🡪CH₃COOH + H₂O

In a vigorously agitated and aerated reactor containing 20 g/l ethanol, the organism produces 16 g/l acetic acid and 2 g/l was the residual ethanol concentration. What are the theoretical and observed yields of acetic acid expressed in g/g ethanol?

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#Question id: 15498

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

The maximum yield for microbial conversion of Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) to ethanol (C₂H₅OH) on a mol/mol basis is approximately: