Multiple choice

Which product is obtained when Corynebacterium species is cultured with ammonia and carbohydrates from sugar beets, sugar cane, tapioca or molasses?

  1. Vitamin D

  2. Aspartame

  3. L- glutamate

  4. Threonine

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Corynebacterium species,when cultured with ammonia and carbohydrates from sugar beets, sugar cane, tapioca or molasses, excrete amino acids into a culture broth from which L-glutamate is isolated.