Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion: Immobilization of plant cells can enhance secondary metabolite production during bioreactor cultivation.
Reason: Immobilization protects the plant cells from shear forces in the bioreactor.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason for (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct reason for (A)
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: Option A
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Which of the following techniques is best suited for immobilizing an affinity ligand?
A. Physical adsorption
B. Gel entrapment
C. Crosslinking with a polymer
D. Covalent linkage to a spacer arm
Which one of the following can not be a limiting substrate if Monod's growth kinetics is applicable?
A. Extracellular carbon source
B. Extracellular nitrogen source
C. Dissolved oxygen
D. Intracellular carbon source
A. P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
B. P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3
C. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
D. P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
A. 10 h
B. 0.2 h
C. 4.6 h
D. None of the above
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