Question

If

e. coli in a culture double every 20 minutes what would happen to the amount of hemoglobin that the culture could produce

Answer 1

It would increase exponentially

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information given, the E. coli cells will double every 20 minutes. Assuming that these cell has a plasmid that will allow it to produce haemoglobin under the right conditions, and these conditions are met. The amount of protein that can be produced will also double. This factor is not occurring indefinitely as the bacterial cells will eventually run out of food and the very product that they are creating may become toxic.

Typically, E. coli cells will multiply exponentially and a typical optical density (O.D.) for harvesting or stopping the growth is 0.6 to 0.8. This is usually around 12 to 16 hours.

Answer 2

it is very difficult to answer with specific values because the reaction kinetics for the production of hemoglobin is not given. but as general, since e. coli is used to produced to the hemoglobin, if they double every 20 min then the amount of hemoglobin will also double every 20 min