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Table 1 Kinetic parameters for batch cultures of B. subtilis CH1 grown in LB or mineral medium supplemented with glucose or cellobiose (10 g/L).

From: Homolactic fermentation from glucose and cellobiose using Bacillus subtilis

Medium

Sugar

a XMAX

(g/L)

μ

(h-1)

bYX/S

(gDCWgS)

cqS

(gS/gDCW *h)

dConsumed sugar (g/L)

Luria

Glucose

0.67

0.30

0.26

1.17

2.6

 

Cellobiose

0.61

0.13

0.23

0.60

2.9

Mineral

Glucose

0.32

0.04

0.05

0.77

6.1

 

Cellobiose

0.30

0.04

0.06

0.66

4.8

  1. aMaximum biomass obtained at the end of the exponential growth.
  2. bBiomass yield from substrate during the exponential growth.
  3. cSpecific rate of sugar consumption during the exponential phase.
  4. dConsumed sugar during the exponential growth.