Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What are fermentors?
Advertisements
Solution
Fermentors are very large vessel used for growing microbes for the production of microbial products on an industrial scale.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Find out the name of the microbes from which cyclosporin A (an immunosuppressive drug) and statins (blood cholesterol lowering agents) are obtained.
Name the secondary metabolites in Catharanthus roseus.
Most commonly used substrate for industrial production of beer is ___________.
Write in brief about the Biogas production process.
The gases produced in anaerobic sludge digesters are _______.
Write short notes on the following:
Microbial fuel cells
Which of the following microbe is used for the production of citric acid?
Which of the following is/are the microbial source(s) for the enzyme pectinase?
Match Column I (Product) and Column II (Source organisms/Organisms used in production) and choose the correct option.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| i. | Vitamin C | a. | S. cerevisiae |
| ii. | Beer | b. | A. niger |
| iii. | Chloromycetin | c. | Sclerotiana libertine |
| iv. | Pectinase | d. | S. venezuelae |
Which one of the following processes involved in alcohol production is NOT involved in wine production?
Which of the following is used in detergents?
Which one of the following is not true about antibiotics?
Write the microbial source of following organic acid.
Citric acid
Mention the respective source and state the specific use of any two bioactive molecules.
The common antibiotic Streptomycin is obtained from ______.
What is zymology?
Which microbe is used for the commercial production of fumaric acid?
Which fungus produces Cyclosporin A, and what is its primary medical use?
Which microorganisms are responsible for the microbial synthesis of Vitamin B2?
