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The Yield factor (Y) is the measure of the efficiency of _______

(a) Conversion of anyone substrate into biomass

(b) Conversion of all the substrates into biomass

(c) The Affinity of an enzyme to the substrate

(d) Number of microbes which produced the biomass

The question was asked during an internship interview.

The query is from Microbial Growth Kinetics topic in portion Microbial Growth Kinetics of Fermentation Technology

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The correct option is (a) Conversion of anyone substrate into biomass

The best explanation: The Yield factor (Y) is the measure of the efficiency of conversion of anyone substrate into biomass and it can be used to predict substrate concentration required to produce certain biomass.

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