Table 2.
Macrokinetic parameters of L. lactis continuous cultures calculated from at least 12 different samples collected at the different growth rates.
| D (h-1) | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.47 |
| [X] (g/L) | 0.76 +/- 0.02 | 0.79 +/- 0.01 | 0.75 +/- 0.01 | 0.75 +/- 0.01 |
| [isoleucine] (μM) | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 |
| [glucose] (mM) | 43.23 +/- 4 | 70.9 +/- 2 | 81.05 +/- 5 | 84.41 +/- 2 |
| [lactate] (mM) | 116.52 +/- 6 | 77.57 +/- 4 | 57.12 +/- 6 | 51.85 +/- 2 |
| YGluc, Lact (mol Lact/mol Gluc) |
1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| qGluc (mmol/gX/h) | 8.28 +/- 1 | 12.99 +/- 1 | 15.81 +/- 2 | 20.25 +/- 1 |
| νLact (mmol/gX/h) | 13.33 +/- 1 | 22.47 +/-1 | 25.42 +/- 3 | 31.54 +/-1 |
D = dilution rate, [ ] = residual concentration, X = biomass, YGluc, Lact = lactate yield from glucose, qGluc = specific glucose consumption rate, νLact = specific lactate production rate.