Table 2. Respiration parameters of intact pear and their 95% confidence interval as determined by Lammertyn et al. [26] (column 3).
Parameters | Units | Literature Values | Computed from Permeation-Reaction-Diffusion Model |
Vm,O2,intact (20°C) | mol m−3 s−1 | (2.13±0.24)×10−4 | (2.37±0.27)×10−4 |
Vm,f,CO2,intact(20°C) | mol m−3 s−1 | (0.965±0.199)×10−4 | (1.64±0.07)×10−4 |
Ea,VmO2 | kJ mol−1 | 64.6±4.7 | 67.6±2.5 |
Ea,VmfCO2 | kJ mol−1 | 58.5±8.9 | 61.4±2.5 |
Km,O2 | kPa | 6.2±0.9 | 5.3±1.7 |
Kmn,CO2 | kPa | 70.7±21.6 | 92.3±132.5 |
Km,f,O2 | kPa | 0.69±0.17 | 0.86±1.71 |
rq,ox | 0.76±0.03 | 0.79±0.05 |
The values computed from the permeation-reaction-diffusion model are listed in column 4. ±denotes 95% confidence limits.