| Which of the following statements is/are correct? |
| 1. The Korean scientists have successfully developed genetically modified microbes than can produce gasoline, used as fuel for transportation. |
| 2. The scientists succeeded in producing 580 mg of gasoline per litre of cultured broth by converting in vivo (on living subject) generated fatty acid. |
| 3. The Korean research team was led by Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). |
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) All of these
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
[d] Gasoline, the petroleum-derived product that is most widely used as a fuel for transportation, is a mixture of hydrocarbons, additives, and blending agents. The hydrocarbons, called alkanes, consist only of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Gasoline has a combination of straight- chain and branched-chain alkanes (hydrocarbons) consisted of 4-12 carbon atoms linked by direct carbon-carbon bonds. Now the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) reported, for the first time, the development of a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through metabolic engineering of E. coli.
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