BIOTECHNOLOGY - V. H. Herasymenko - 2006

Part II. Special Biotechnologies

Chapter 19. BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR L-AMINO ACID PRODUCTION

Review Questions

1. What Methods are used for the industrial-scale production of essential L-Amino Acids?

2. What are the Features of the chemical method for L-Amino Acid Production? What are its disadvantages?

3. WHAT IS A racemic mixture, and how is its resolution performed?

4. What are the advantages of microbiological synthesis over chemical synthesis?

5. What served as the basis for establishing large-scale industrial production of L-amino acids via the microbiological method?

6. What technological schemes are used to implement industrial production of L-amino acids?

7. In what forms are amino acid preparations manufactured?

8. What is The basis of the BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR L-Methionine production?

9. What biocatalyst is used in the BIOTECHNOLOGY OF L-methionine production, and how is it obtained?

10. How is L-Tryptophan produced?

11. What immobilized biocatalyst is used for the resolution of a racemic mixture?

12. What producer strains are used for the microbial synthesis of L-tryptophan?

13. What approaches are applied for the microbial synthesis of L-tryptophan?

14. How can the biotechnology of culture-based tryptophan production be improved?

15. How is L-Lysine produced?

16. Which Enzymes are involved in the resolution of the racemic mixture during the Chemical synthesis of L-lysine? By what method and on what support are these enzymes immobilized?

17. What approaches exist for the microbial synthesis of L-lysine?

18. In what commercial forms can L-lysine be obtained?

19. What is L-aspartic acid, and where is it used?

20. What is the raw material for L-aspartic acid production, and with the participation of which biocatalyst does this process occur?

21. Where is L-glutamic acid applied?

22. What are the METHODS FOR PRODUCING L-glutamic acid on an industrial scale?

23. Which producers are used in the microbial synthesis of L-glutamic acid?

24. What are the Applications of L-Threonine?

25. What pathways exist for The production of L-threonine?

26. What methods can be used to improve the biotechnology of L-threonine production?



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