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Microbial Biotech Flashcards

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What method is used to test new microbial isolates for antibiotic production

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Cross streak method

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Steps in producing antibiotic from soil sample

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  • Spread soil dilution on a plate of selective media
  • Incubation
  • Overlay w an indicator organism
  • Incubate
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Testing activity spectrum steps

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  • Streak antibiotic producer across one side of plate
  • Incubate to permit growth & antibiotic production
  • Antibiotic diffuses into agar
  • Cross streak w test organism
  • Incubate to permit test organisms to grow
  • Observe inhibition zones where sensitive organism did not grow
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What does antibacterial activity appear as on plate

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Appears as zone of inhibition

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What kind of antibiotics are penicillins

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Beta lactam antibiotics (as they have beta lactam ring structures)

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What kind of penicillans are there

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Natural, biosynthetic, semisynthetic penicillins

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What kind of spectrum of activity have penicillins

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Broad spectrum of activity

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What phase of growth are penicillins produced in

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They are secondary metabolites so produced in the stationary phase of growth

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When does penicillin production start

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After near exhaustion of the carbon source

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High levels of what represses penicillin production

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Glucose

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What does nutrient feeding do for penicillin production

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Nutrient feeding keeps penicillin production high for several days

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What is added to penicillin fermentation to produce biosynthetic penicillin 1, 2 and 3

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Precursor 1,2 and 3 are added respectively

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What is done in penicillin fermentation to get natural penicillins

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Chemical / enzymatic treatment of penicillin G

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What is done in penicillin fermentation to get semisynthetic penicillin

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Chemical/enzymatic tx of penicillin G.
Forms 6-Aminopenicillanic acid.
Side chains are added chemically.
Forms semisynthetic penicillins

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Examples of semisynthetic penicillins

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Ampicillin
Amoxycillin
Methicillin

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Extracellular enzymes

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Enzymes that are excreted into the medium instead of being held within the cell, they are extracellular

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What can exoenzymes digest

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Insoluble polymers - cellulose, protein, starch

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Why are enzymes useful as industrial catalysts (2)

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  1. Produce only one stereoisomer
  2. High substrate specificity
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What are enzymes produced from

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Bacteria & fungi

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What are bacterial proteases used in

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Laundry detergents

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What are bacterial proteases isolated from

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Alkaliphilic bacteria

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What do amylases & glucoamylases produce

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High fructose syrup

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What is high fructose syrup produced from

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Amylases & glucoamylases

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What are extremozymes

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Enzymes that function at some environmental extreme (pH or temp)

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What are extremozymes produced by
Extremophiles
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Applications of amylase (starch digesting)
- Bread - Starch coatings (paper industry) - Syrup & glucose manufacturing - Digestive aid (pharmaceutical industry) - Removal of stains, detergents
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Applications of protease
- Bread - Meat tenderising - Wound cleansing - Desizing (textile industry) - Household detergent
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What is the optimum growth temp of pullanase from Pyrococcus woesei
It's a thermophile w opt growth temp of 100 degrees C, enzyme denatures at 110 degrees C
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What are immobilised enzymes attached to
A solid surface
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In what industry are immobilised enzymes used
The starch processing industry
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Three ways to immobilise an enzyme
- Bonding of enzyme to carrier - Cross linking of enzyme molecules - Enzyme inclusion (entrapment & encapsulation)
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What could enzyme inclusion occur in
- In fibrous polymers - In microcapsules
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What is immobilisation
A technique used to trap enzymes or yeast cells so that they can be reused in order to save money
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What is the immobilisation process also known as and why
Also known as Continuous Flow Processing as products can be continually made.
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2 examples of when immobilised enzymes are used
1. In the production of lactose free milk 2. In glucose testing strips to measure glucose levels in diabetics
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What happens to lactose in the production of lactose free milk
- Milk flows through alginate beads with immobilised lactase - Immobilised lactase converts lactose into glucose and galactose as the milk flows through
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What does top fermenting in the brewing industry produce
Ales
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What does bottom fermenting in the brewing industry produce
Lagers
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Principle of fermentation for brewing industry
Yeasts convert sugars in wort (liquid extracted from mashing of barley) to ethyl alcohol and CO2
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What yeast is commonly used in top fermenting
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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How long does top fermenting take and at what temp
5-7 days at 15-20 degrees C
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What happens to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae in top fermenting
Rises to the top with the CO2
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What yeasts are commonly used in bottom fermenting and what happens to them during this process
S. uvarum & S. carlsbergensis The yeast falls to the bottom during fermention
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How long does bottom fermenting take and at what temp
12-14 days at 5-15 degrees C
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What happens during the process of lagering
Lagers are stored at 0-3 degrees for 4-6 weeks to allow a slow secondary fermentation take place
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What must yeast strains do for good fermentation (3)
1. Produce an active fermentation in wort 2. Form aggregates easily at end of the fermentation 3. Produce volatile acids & higher alcohols that contribute to flavour & aroma
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What kinds of anaerobes are brewers yeast strains
Facultative anaerobes - can grow in presence or absence of O2
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What is the Crabtree effect
The use of fermentation in the presence of O2 and at high glucose concentrations

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