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BASIC INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Question Papers (Regular, 2007)

Posted by m.s.chowdary at 2:03 AM

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

SET : 1

1.Briefly write a historical overview of industrial fermentation process. [16]

2. Describe different complex nitrogen sources and their importance in enhancing bioproduct production? [8+8]

3. Write short notes on production of : (a) Lactic acid. (b) Lysine. (c) Ethanol. [6+5+5] [16]

4. Give various steps involved in the biotechnological production of quinines?

5. Discuss the importance of recombinant proteins in human health care sector? [16]

6. Write short notes: (a) Various steps involved in auxotroph selection. (b) Importance of metabolic flow redirection in product production. [8+8]

7. Give detailed account of polyhydroxybutarate production by microbial system starting from glucose as carbon source? [16]

8. Describe briefly the: (a) Biological importance of steroids. (b) Chemotherapeutic steroids. (c) Role of enzymes in steroid transformations.

SET : 2

1.Briefly write a historical overview of industrial fermentation process.

2. Describe the necessity of inoculum development in fermentation process? [16] [16]

3. Write different processes involved in microbial conversion of ethanol to acetic acid? [16]

4. (a) Bring out the role of vitamin B12 in the metabolism. (b) Describe the method of production by fermentation. (c) What are the microorganisms used for its production. [5+6+5]

5. Describe the various steps involved in insulin production by recombinant microbial species? [16]

6. Describe the role of mutations in development of industrially important organisms and give examples? [12+4]

7. Give detailed account of polyhydroxybutarate production by microbial system starting from glucose as carbon source? [16]

8. Give the importance methane, methanol, n-paraffins and agricultural wastes in single cell protein production? [4x4]

SET : 3

1.Enumerate unique features of biotechnology companies. [16]

2. What are different sterilization equipments used in for preventing infection of microorganisms and write a note on the sterilization of media. [12+4]

3. Briefly describe the various steps involved in the production of ethanol by biotechnological route? [16]

4. Enumerate the role of precursors and inducers in secondary metabolite production? [16]

5. Describe the downstream processing for endocellular enzyme purification? [16]

6. Describe the relation between microbial growth and bio-product formation with respect to batch cultures? [8+8]

7. Give detailed account of polyhydroxybutarate production by microbial system starting from glucose as carbon source? [16]

8. Explain downstream processing of penicillin with the help of a flow sheet? [12+4]

SET : 4

1. Briefly write a historical overview of industrial fermentation process.

2. Describe the necessity of inoculum development in fermentation process?

3. Write the improtance of the following in biotech industry: (a) TCA cycle (b) Glycolysis (c) Gluconic acid (d) Glutamic acid

4. Enumerate the function of penicillin as antibiotic compounds?


5. Write detailed account of: (a) Proteases. (b) Amylases (c) Pectinases [6+5+5] [4x4] [16] [16] [16]

6. Describe the role of mutations in development of industrially important organisms and give examples? [12+4]

7. Discuss the mode of action of microbes or microbial metabolites as biopesticides? [16]

8. Give the importance methane, methanol, n-paraffins and agricultural wastes in single cell protein production? [4x4]

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