BIOTECHNOLOGY - V. G. Herasymenko - 2006

Part II. Special Biotechnologies

CHAPTER 11. BIOTECHNOLOGY OF ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCTION

Review Questions

1. What are Antibiotics, and when and by whom were they discovered?

2. What antibiotics and antibiotic substances are known today, and what is their commercial production volume?

3. Which microorganisms act as antibiotic producers?

4. Which antibiotics belong to the β-lactam group?

5. Biotechnology of penicillin production.

6. What industrial strain is used for the large-scale production of penicillin G, and what is its productivity?

7. Biotechnology of cephalosporin antibiotic production.

8. What producer strain is utilized for manufacturing cephalosporin antibiotics?

9. For what purpose is the MODIFICATION OF β-lactam antibiotics carried out?

10. Through what pathway is 6-APA obtained?

11. Is 6-APA used as an independent therapeutic drug?

12. By what Methods and on which Supports is penicillin amidase immobilized in various countries?

13. What antibiotics can be obtained via the Modification of the 6-APA core?

14. What are the starting Materials for producing 7-ACA, and how is 7-ACA applied?

15. What are the key directions in developing novel BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE production and application of antibiotics?



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