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. 2009 Dec 9;8:65. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-8-65

Table 4.

Biomass C-molecular formula calculated after the reconciliation procedure

C-mol Biomass formula C:N
Ratio
H:O
Ratio
(γ)
Fab
Expressing
Strain
21% oxygen C H1.665 N0.134 O0.602 S0.0039 7.45 2.77 4.11
11% oxygen C H1.731 N0.137 O0.585 S0.0015 7.30 2.96 4.18
8% oxygen C H1.775 N0.144 O0.579 S0.0012 6.94 3.06 4.20

Control
Strain
21% oxygen C H1.761 N0.143 O0.636 S0.0018 7.02 2.77 4.09
11% oxygen C H1.585 N0.135 O0.560 S0.0016 7.39 2.83 4.08
8% oxygen C H1.726 N0.138 O0.581 S0.0014 7.26 2.97 4.17

S. cerevisiae * C H1.748 N0.148 O0.596 S0.0018 6.76 2.93 4.22

Elementary composition of biomas, expressed as C-molecular formula, for the different strains and experimental conditions (% O2 in the inlet air: 21, 11, 8). C:N carbon:nitrogen ratio; H:O hydrogen:oxygen ratio. γ: reduction degree of the biomass. * Data from Lange and Heijnen 2001 [11] for S. cerevisiae.