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. 2017 Mar 13;17(6):695–709. doi: 10.1002/elsc.201600225
X [g/L] biomass
Glc [g/L] glucose
Cit [g/L] citric acid
L [g/L] total lipid
YX/Glc [g formed per g of glucose consumed] biomass yield on glucose consumed
YCit/Glc [g formed per g of glucose consumed] citric acid yield on glucose consumed
YL/X [g formed per g of biomass formed] total lipid on biomass
YX/N [g formed per g of ammonium ions consumed] biomass yield on nitrogen consumed
μ [per h] specific growth rate
q Cit [g formed per g biomass formed per h] specific rate of citric acid produced
UI unsaturation index
subscripts 0, cons and max indicate the initial, consumed and maximum quantity of the components in the kinetics performed