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The highest values of the specific growth rate at the exponential phase (0.144 h-1) and of the yeast cells productivity (0.80 g.L-1.h-1) were obtained at 34°C and 30°C, respectively. The cells yield factor decreased from 0.495 to 0.275 when the temperature was increased from 26°C to 42°C.
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Abbreviations
- P:
-
yeast cells productivity
- P′:
-
yeast cells productivity
- r:
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correlation coefficient
- S:
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glycerol concentration
- t:
-
time
- tf :
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duration of the test
- T:
-
temperature
- X:
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yeast cells concentration, dry matter
- X0 :
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initial value of X
- Xf :
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final value of X
- Yx/s :
-
yeast cells yield
- Δt:
-
duration of the exponential phase
- μm :
-
specific growth rate at the exponential phase
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Triboli, E.P.D.R., Jurkiewicz, C.H. & Borzani, W. Influence of the temperature on batch cultivation of Candida utilis IZ-1840 on a synthetic medium containing glycerol as the main carbon source. Biotechnol Lett 16, 385–388 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00245056
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