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. 2013 May 3;6:64. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-64

Table 1.

Effect of L-cysteine concentration on hydrogen production kinetics and nitrogenase activity

L-cysteine (g/l) H2 yield (mol H2/mol acetate) Hmax (ml/l) Rmax (ml/l/h) λ (h) r2 Nitrogenase activity (nmol C2H4/ml/h)
0.0
2.33±0.106
2610±118
24.97
36.22
0.998
957±85
0.5
2.46±0.123
2755±137
29.35
31.77
0.997
1125±78
1.0
2.58±0.129
2878±144
32.85
27.46
0.994
1374±94
1.5 1.66±0.114 1859±127 20.81 46.10 0.996 765±69