Question

The prerequisites for biotechnological production of antibiotics is

• A. To search an antibiotic producing microorganism.
• B. To isolate the antibiotic gene.
• C. To join antibiotic gene with E. coli plasmid.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above.

Useful antibiotics are often discovered using a screening process. To conduct such a screen, isolates of many different microorganisms are cultered and then tested for production of products that inhibit the growth of test organisms.They are tested for their selective toxicities and therapeutic activities, and the best candidates are examined and modified. Once the process is complete, the antibiotic must be extracted and purified to a crystalline product. The copies of genes coding for enzymes involved in the antibiotic production can be inserted into a cell, via vectors such as plasmids.