Measurement of KLa in a bioreactor can be carried out by sodium sulfite oxidation method, that is, based on the oxidation of sodium sulfite to sodium sulfate in the presence of a catalyst (Cu++ or Co++). In a typical experiment, a laboratory fermenter was filled with 5 liter of 0.5 M sodium sulfite solution containing 0.003 M Cu++ ions and the air was sparged in. After 10 min, the air flow was stopped and a 10 mL sample was taken and titrated. The concentration of sodium sulfite in the sample was found to be 0.20 M. The oxygen uptake rate for this aerated system will work out to be
A. 0.08 g L-1 s-1
B. 0.008 g L-1 s-1
C. 0.8 g L-1 s-1
D. None of the above
Answer: Option B
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A. Reverse transcriptase
B. Cytochrome c
C. Bacterial RNA polymerase
D. RNase P
All the following may be methods for the inhibition of microbial growth by antibiotics except
A. Antibiotics disrupt cell wall synthesis
B. Antibiotics interfere with cell membrane function
C. Antibiotics prevent the release of energy from ATP
D. Antibiotics inhibit the synthesis of protein
A feature common to almost all transmembrane proteins is
A. A phosphorylated exterior domain
B. A structure consisting almost exclusively of beta-sheets
C. An amino acid sequence rich in acidic residues
D. An alpha-helical region of about 20 to 25 hydrophobic amino acids
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