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Analysis of microbial growth and product formation with Nitrate as Nitrogen source
Author(s) -
Erickson L. E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260220911
Subject(s) - nitrate , nitrogen , material balance , chemistry , nitrogen balance , balance (ability) , product (mathematics) , environmental chemistry , mathematics , process engineering , biology , organic chemistry , neuroscience , engineering , geometry
Mass balance regularities are used to develop equations for the estimation of maintenance coefficients, true growth yields, and true product yields when nitrate is the nitrogen source. An available electron balance is presented that includes the uptake of nitrate. The application of the theory is illustrated using continuous‐culture data of Stouthamer and Bettenhaussen in which Aerobacter aerogenes is grown aerobically with KNO 3 as the nitrogen source.