Register

GATE2020: 19

• edited by
0 votes
0 votes
The elemental composition of dry biomass of a yeast species is $CH_{1.6}O_{0.4}N_{0.2}S_{0.0024}P_{0.017}$. The contribution of carbon to the dry biomass is _________ $\%$ (round off to $2$ decimal places).

[Given: atomic weights of $H,\:C,\:N,\:O,\:P$ and $S$ are $1,\:12,\:14,\:16,\:31$ and $32$, respectively]
• edited by

Please log in or register to answer this question.

Voting & Accepting an answer helps improve the community
Answer:

Related questions

0 votes
0 votes
0 answers
1
soujanyareddy13 asked Nov 3, 2020
GATE2020: 21
The number of molecules of a nucleotide of molecular weight $300\:g$/mol present in $10$ picomoles is ____________ $\times10^{12}$ (round off to $2$ decimal places).
The number of molecules of a nucleotide of molecular weight $300\:g$/mol present in $10$ picomoles is ____________ $\times10^{12}$ (round off to $2$ decimal places).
0 votes
0 votes
0 answers
3
soujanyareddy13 asked Nov 3, 2020
GATE2020: 25
A variable $Y$ is a function of $t$. Given that $Y\left ( t=0 \right )=1$ and $Y\left ( t=1 \right )=2,\dfrac{dY}{dt}$ in the interval $t=\left [ 0,1 \right ]$ can be approximated as _________________.
A variable $Y$ is a function of $t$. Given that $Y\left ( t=0 \right )=1$ and $Y\left ( t=1 \right )=2,\dfrac{dY}{dt}$ in the interval $t=\left [ 0,1 \right ]$ can be ap...
0 votes
0 votes
0 answers
4
soujanyareddy13 asked Nov 3, 2020
GATE2020: 43
The sequence of a $1$ $Mb$ long $DNA$ is random. This $DNA$ has all four bases occurring in equal proportion. The number of nucleotides, on average, between two successive $EcoRI$ recognition site $GAATTC$ is ____________.
The sequence of a $1$ $Mb$ long $DNA$ is random. This $DNA$ has all four bases occurring in equal proportion. The number of nucleotides, on average, between two successiv...
0 votes
0 votes
0 answers
5
soujanyareddy13 asked Nov 3, 2020
GATE2020: 44
$E$ coli was grown in $^{15}N$ medium for several generations. Cells were then transferred to $^{14}N$ medium, allowed to grow for $4$ generations and $DNA$ was isolated immediately. The proportion of total $DNA$ with intermediate density is ___________ (round off to $2$ decimal places).
$E$ coli was grown in $^{15}N$ medium for several generations. Cells were then transferred to $^{14}N$ medium, allowed to grow for $4$ generations and $DNA$ was isolated ...
Link Copied!