µ[h−1]	[h−1]Specific growth rate
μmax[h−1]	[h−1]Maximum specific growth rate
q S[g g−1 h−1]	[g g−1 h−1]Specific substrate/glucose uptake rate
r p[Cmol g−1 h−1]	[Cmol g−1 h−1]Specific production rate
Y X,S[g g−1]	[g g−1]Substrate‐to‐biomass yield coefficient
Y P,S[Cmol Cmol−1]	[Cmol Cmol−1]Substrate‐to‐product yield coefficient
K S[g L−1]	[g L−1]Apparent whole‐cell substrate affinity
ρ[pg µm−3]	[pg µm−3]Dry mass density
$\overline{\rho }$[pg µm−3]	[pg µm−3]Average dry mass density
m cell[pg]	[pg]Cell dry mass
V cell[µm3]	[µm3]Cell volume
S[g L−1]	[g L−1]Substrate/glucose concentration
P[g L−1]	[g L−1](By‐)product concentration