BIOTECHNOLOGY - Inshyna N.M. - 2009

CHAPTER 5. INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Types of Industrial Bioprocesses

The following MAIN TYPES OF industrial bioprocesses are distinguished:

- biomass production (Single-Cell Protein);

- production of cellular components (Enzymes, Nucleic Acids, Lipids);

- production of primary metabolites (ethanol, lactic and acetic acids);

- production of secondary metabolites (Antibiotics, Hormones, Alkaloids, toxins);

- single-substrate conversions (Production of acetic acid from ethanol, gluconic acid from glucose, conversion of glucose to fructose);

- multi-substrate conversions (wastewater Treatment, disposal of lignocellulosic wastes).



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