Question

Which amino acid is produced industrially using Corynebacterium glutamicum?

• A. Tryptophan
• B. Lysine
• C. Methionine
• D. Histidine

Hint:

Industrial microorganisms: \[ \boxed{ \begin{aligned} \textit{Corynebacterium glutamicum} &\rightarrow \text{Lysine, Glutamic acid} \textit{Saccharomyces cerevisiae} &\rightarrow \text{Baker's yeast} \textit{Aspergillus niger} &\rightarrow \text{Citric acid} \end{aligned} } \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall the industrial applications of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Corynebacterium glutamicum is widely used in industrial biotechnology for the large-scale production of amino acids. The major products include \[ \boxed{\text{Lysine and Glutamic acid}.} \]

Step 2: Identify the correct amino acid. Among the given options, the amino acid commercially produced using \[ \boxed{\textit{Corynebacterium glutamicum}} \] is \[ \boxed{\text{Lysine}.} \] Therefore, \[ \boxed{(B)} \] is the correct answer.