A continuious, stirred-tank bioreactor with an actively growing culture of bacteria is operating at steady state. While holding all other operating parameters constant, the flowrate is suddenly decreased. A new steady state is achieved. When comparing the new steady state conditions to the original steady state conditions, what can be said ? (select the best answer from below). any of the answers given here could be true, we'd have to know the initial steady state Substrate concentration went up and productivity could have gone up or down Substrate concentration went down and productivity could have gone up or down Substrate concentration went up and productivity went down Substrate concentration went up and productivity went up Substrate concentration went down and productivity went up Substrate concentration went down and productivity went dow
Enzyme kinetics
In biochemistry, enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts. Catalysis is the addition of a catalyst to a chemical reaction to speed up the pace of the reaction. Catalysis can be categorized as either homogeneous or heterogeneous, depending on whether the catalysts are distributed in the same phase as that of the reactants. Enzymes are an essential part of the cell because, without them, many organic processes would slow down and thus will affect the processes that are important for cell survival and sustenance.
Regulation of Enzymes
A substance that acts as a catalyst to regulate the reaction rate in the living organism's metabolic pathways without itself getting altered is an enzyme. Most of the biological reactions and metabolic pathways in the living systems are carried out by enzymes. They are specific for their works and work in particular conditions. It maintains the best possible rate of reaction in the most stable state. The enzymes have distinct properties as they can proceed with the reaction in any direction, their particular binding sites, pH specificity, temperature specificity required in very few amounts.
A continuious, stirred-tank bioreactor with an actively growing culture of bacteria is operating at steady state. While holding all other operating parameters constant, the flowrate is suddenly decreased. A new steady state is achieved. When comparing the new steady state conditions to the original steady state conditions, what can be said ? (select the best answer from below).
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any of the answers given here could be true, we'd have to know the initial steady state
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Substrate concentration went up and productivity could have gone up or down
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Substrate concentration went down and productivity could have gone up or down
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Substrate concentration went up and productivity went down
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Substrate concentration went up and productivity went up
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Substrate concentration went down and productivity went up
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Substrate concentration went down and productivity went down
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