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Table 1 Comparison of biomass yields, product yields and specific rate of product production between the 10 L and 10,000 L scales

From: Exometabolome analysis reveals hypoxia at the up-scaling of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae high-cell density fed-batch biopharmaceutical process

Estimated response

UoM

Average ± one std. dev

10 L scale

10,000 L

  

(n=9)

Scale (n=7)

Y O2

g DCW/mol O2

19.7 ± 1.4

17.5 ± 1.1

Y p

mg Pr-1/mol Gluc

0.63 ± 0.04

0.75 ± 0.05

q p

mg Pr-1/g Gluc/hr

0.043 ± 0.003

0.050 ± 0.003

Y s

g DCW/g Gluc

0.39 ± 0.02

0.39 ± 0.01

  1. The biomass yields based on oxygen, Y O2, are defined as amount of biomass (grams of dry cell weight (DCW)) produced per mol of molecular oxygen (O2) consumed by cells (g DCW / mol O2). The biomass yields based on carbon substrate, Y s, are defined as amount of biomass (grams of DCW) produced per gram of glucose fed (g DCW / g Gluc). The product yields based on carbon substrate, Y p, are defined as amount of secreted product (milligrams of protein Pr-1) per mol of glucose fed (mg Pr-1 / mol Gluc). The specific rate of therapeutic protein production, q p, is expressed as milligrams of product Pr-1 per gram of glucose fed and per hour of elapsed fermentation time (mg Pr-1 / g Gluc/hr). The average and one standard deviation of every estimated response indicated above come from 7 batches at 10,000 L scale, or from 9 batches at 10 L scale. UoM: unit of measurement.