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Growth of the thermotolerant yeast, Candida valida, on ethanol: Dependences of maximal growth rate and cell biomass yield on temperature

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Growth of Candida valida on ethanol in pH-auxostat and chemostat has been studied. Maximal growth rate, μm, and cell biomass yield, Y s, display the Arrhenius dependence on temperature within the ranges 18°–30° C and 30°–36° C and an abrupt fall above 36° C. The temprature dependence of both parameters has breaks at 30° C and 36° C. Activation energies have been measured for both μm and Y s. The reason for a weaker effect of temperature on Y s than on μm is discussed.

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  1. Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, USSR Academy of Sciences, 142292, Pushchino, Moscow region, USSR

    T. A. Chistyakova, I. G. Minkevich & V. K. Eroshin

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Chistyakova, T.A., Minkevich, I.G. & Eroshin, V.K. Growth of the thermotolerant yeast, Candida valida, on ethanol: Dependences of maximal growth rate and cell biomass yield on temperature. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 18, 225–228 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00501513

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