Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) are

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#Question id: 15492

#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:

 Hexadecane: C₁₆H₃₄ + aO₂ + bNH₃ c(C_4.4H_7.3N_0.86O_1.2) + dH₂O + eCO₂

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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?