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Which of the following examples are not related with the class of metabolite, that is “Products directly associated with generation of energy in the cell”?(a) Penicillin(b) Ethanol(c) Acetone(d) Lactic acidsI had been asked this question in an interview for internship.Enquiry is from Production Kinetics in Cell Culture topic in division Homogenous Reactions of Bioprocess Engineering

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Correct answer is (a) Penicillin

The explanation: FORMATION of other PRODUCTS such as antibiotics involves reactions far removed from energy metabolism and the class of METABOLITE related to products for which there is no clear direct or indirect coupling to energy generation has the examples INCLUDING that of antibiotics such as: Penicillin, STREPTOMYCIN, vitamins.



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