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Syllabus of University of Pune Third yr.Engg (Biotechnology)Semester I-Industrial Microbiology
Posted Date: 17 Sep 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Syllabus
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Posted By: S.Yamininagarajan Member Level: Diamond
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316283: Industrial Microbiology
Teaching Scheme: Exam Scheme:
Theory: 4 hr/week Paper: 100 Marks
UNIT 1 [8 Hrs]
Economic activities of microorganisms
Introduction, microbial products, Screening and strain improvement: isolation, preservation
and improvement of industrially important micro-organisms; Media for industrial
fermentations; Sterilization; Inoculum preparation, Pilot plant, Scale up,
UNIT 2 [8 Hrs]
Production of alcohol, glycerol and beer. Mechanism of alcohol and glycerol fermentation.
Production of wine and other alcoholic beverages.
UNIT 3 [8 Hrs]
Microbial production of organic acids viz. Citric, gluconic, fumeric itaconic, gibberellic and
kojic acids. Activities of lactic acid bacteria and industrial production of lactic acid. Activities
of acetic acid bacteria and production of vinegar
UNIT 4 [8 Hrs]
Production and isolation of antibacterial antibiotics like penicillin, streptomycin,
chloromycetin, tetracyclines, semisynthetic penicillins. Antifungal antibiotics.
Production of dextrans. Amino acid fermentation. Metabolic controls in industrial
fermentation. Saccharifying agents-methods of production and uses. Microbial production of
vitamins B2 and B12.
UNIT 5 [8 Hrs]
Production, isolation and use of microbial enzymes, immobilized enzymes and their
applications. Production of glucose and fructose and starch by enzymatic methods.
Single Cell proteins (SCPs). Production of fungal, algal protein and recent advances.
Microbiological transformations, metal recovery
UNIT 6 [8 Hrs]
Fermentation economics: Market potential, capital expenditure, fermentation and product
recovery costs, yields, product recovery, product purity, fermentation efficiency, case example
such as ethanol economics
Text books
1. Industrial microbiology: Casida Newage Publication 2001
2. Industrial microbiology: Prescott and Dunn CBS publications 4th Edition, 1999
3. Principles of Fermentation Technology, Second Edition, Stanbury, Whitaker, S. Hall,
Elsevier publication
Reference Books
1. Enzymes: Trevor, Horwood, 2001
2. Comprehensive Biotechnology Vol. 1- 4: M.Y. Young (Eds.), Pergamon Press.
3. Biotechnology: A Text Book of Industrial Microbiology: T.D. Brock, Smaeur
Associates, 1990.
For more details, visit http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Syllabus_2008.html
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