NOW ENROLLING
SUMAS Admission
(Pre-requisites: MCB 201 & MCB 202)
Overproduction of metabolites by microorganisms. Industrial production of specific fermentation products (bio-ethanol, organic acids, antibiotics, vaccines, steroids, amino acids, vitamins, microbial enzymes (including enzyme purification, immobilization and applications). Microbial insecticides and bio-fertilizers. Microbial transformation (steroids etc). Down-stream processes – unit operations in recovery and purification of microbial products. Introduction to fermentation economics.