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Name:

APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Third semester B.Tech examinations (S) September 2020

Course Code: BT203
Course Name: CONCEPTS IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

PARTA

Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
With a neat diagram discuss the Monod kinetics in a batch culture explaining
the various phases of growth.
Evaluate the effect of various environmental factors on the growth rate of
microorganisms.
Draw a neat diagram of a plant cell and animal cell and label the cell organelles.
What are the various polymeric chemicals in a cell? Explain their structure and
functions with appropriate examples.
Draw a flow chart to represent the hierarchy of cellular organisation.
With a neat flow sheet explain the EMP pathway for glycolysis.

PART ‏تا‎

Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
Compare and contrast between chemical catalysts and enzymes.
With a neat diagram explain the working of a photobioreactor and enumerate its
applications in the industry.
Define yield coefficient and maintenance coefficient.
Differentiate between Batch, Fed batch and Continuous bioreactors.
Explain the Michaelis-Menten model for enzyme kinetics and discuss the
relevance of the kinetic parameters.
Give the application of enzymes in industrial and pharmaceutical fields with
specific examples.
With the aid of sketches explain what are growth associated and non growth

associated products with examples.

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Duration: 3 Hours

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