Interferons are
defensive mechanism
proteins released by animal or plant cell, on being infected with virus
proteins synthesized in large quantities by cell, actively engaged in synthesis
none of these
Which of the following interferon gene is found in human genome?
leukocyte interferon gene
fibroblast interferon gene
lymphocyte interferon gene
all of these
The first hormone artificially produced by culturing bacteria is.
Insulin
thyroxin
adrenalin
testosterone
A cell coded protein formed in response to infection with most animal viruses is
histone
anitigen
antibody
interferon
Which of the following micro-organism is used for the production of citric acid in industries?
A.niger
P.citrinum
R.nigricans
L.bulgaris
A bioreactor refers to
fermentation tank
organisms reacting to a stimulus
tank for biochemical reactions
nuclear reactor for biological studies
The organism, used for alcoholic fermentation, is
Pseudomonas
Penicillium
Aspergillus
Saccharomyces
Interferon was first discovered by
Isaacs and Lindemann
Wright and Doughlass
Haeckel and Von Bea
Lamarck and Treviranus
The nature of insulin is
Fat
lipid
protein
nucleotide
Who coined the term antibiotics?
Darwin
Woodruff
Flemming
Selman Waksman