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1
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what is the shorthand formula for the precursor for eciosanoids that M alpina produces

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20:4 n-6

2
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what did they take from M alpina and what organism did they express it in to create the ecosanoid precursor

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took gene associated with delta 12, put it into S cerevisiae to express the rprecursor

3
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if you knock out the delta 12 gene, what other fatty acids do you also lose

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n3 and n6 families

4
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what three things must an organism be/do to be used un biotechnology

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safe - GRAS
grow on cheap medium
produce high yield

5
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name 3 organic acids that are primary metabolites and what are they used for

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citric acid
lactic acid
succinic acid
put in infants milk supplements

6
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in what process are the organic acids made

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in the krebs cycle

7
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what organism is used to produce citric acid and why

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Aspergillus niger

produces it from the krebs cycle - does it well and somehow it accumulates - they are not sure why

8
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name 1 thing needed for production of citric acid

and 1 thing that helps

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really acidic environment - low pH of 2

amonium helps inhibit an earlier step in the pathway

9
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Name two amino acids produced in the krebs cycle

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glutamic acid

lysine

10
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what is glutamic acid used for in food and what/how is it made

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MSG - monosodium glutamate - food additive/ flavour enhancer

a bacterium used - its core to their growth - central metabolism

11
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how to exoenzymes and endoenzymes work

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excreted by microorganisms - work outside the cell

take in substrate then uses enzymes to break it down inside the cell - intracellular

12
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what do proteases do

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an enzyme, main group used commercially, break down proteins into amino acids and oligoacids

13
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what do amylases do

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break down starch - hydrolyses starch into sugars

14
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what enzyme breaks down fats into and into what

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lipase

fatty acids and gycerol

15
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what are the three types of ways to grow/harvest microorganisms

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batch culture
fed-batch culture
continous

16
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to make a detergent, which organism would be used to source proteases from, and which to source lipases from

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Bacillis bacteria, Aspergillus fungi

17
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what enzyme is used to help the fermentation of beer

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amylases - break down the starch present in the fermenting mix to sugars - which can be used by the yeast - higher alcohol production

18
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what enzyme is used to make soft centred chocolates

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invertase - helps things melt easier

19
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how is syrup made

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start with starch, break down disaccharide units into syrup

20
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what are biofuels

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the production of alcohols from microbes that can be used as fuel - try to use waste biomass

21
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what enzymes and microorganisms are used in the production of biofuels

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fungal enzymes used to release sugars

the sugars are used in fermentors with yeast Sacchromyces to produce bio ethanol