#Question id: 14276
#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
Nicotiana tabacum cells are cultured to high density for production of polysaccharide gum. The reactor used is a stirred tank, containing initially 100 litres medium. The maximum specific growth rate of the culture is 0.18 d-1 and the yield of biomass from substrate is 0.5 g g-l. The concentration of growth-limiting substrate in the medium is 3% (w/v). The reactor is inoculated with 1.5 g l- 1 cells and operated in batch until the substrate is virtually exhausted; medium flow is then started at a rate of 4 l d-1. Fed-batch operation occurs under quasi-steady-state condition. The fermenter is available 275 d per year with a downtime between runs of 24 h. How much plant cell biomass is produced annually? ___________________
#Question id: 3525
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
In a plant, red fruit (R) is dominant over yellow fruit (r) and tallness (T) is dominant over shortness (t). If a plant with RRTt genotype was crossed with rrtt plant results progeny, are
#Question id: 1982
#Section 2: General Biology
These cells are involved in cell-mediated immunity, and they respond to class I MHC molecule-antigen complexes:
#Question id: 27367
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
The miRNAs are transcribed from non-protein encoding genes and are typically __________ nucleotides long.
#Question id: 14193
#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
In a two-stage chemostat system, the volumes of the first and second reactors are V1 = 500 l and V2 = 300 l, respectively. The first reactor is used for biomass production and the second is for a secondary metabolite formation. The feed flow rate to the first reactor is F = 100 l/h, and the glucose concentration in the feed is S = 5.0 g/l. Use the following constants for the cells.
Determine glucose concentration in the effluent of the first stage. _____________________