Anaerobic microbial growth near thermodynamic equilibrium as a function of ATP/ADP cycle: The effect of maintenance energy requirements

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-72

  Şengör, S Sevinç ^a,b   Ginn, Timothy R ^a   Brugato, Christopher J ^c   Gikas, Petros ^a,d  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Southern Methodist University   (United States)

^c Westech Engineering   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

ATP synthesis; Maintenance energy; Microbial growth kinetics; Product inhibition; Thermodynamic equilibrium

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; ATP SYNTHESIS; MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PRODUCT INHIBITION; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; THERMODYNAMIC FACTORS;

BACTERIOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

MAINTENANCE;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CELL GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84886845923     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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