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Table 1 Maximum growth rate and biomass specific penicillin production rate in 4 chemostats and 2 sub chemostats inoculated with degenerated culture of chemostat 4

From: Degeneration of penicillin production in ethanol-limited chemostat cultivations of Penicillium chrysogenum: A systems biology approach

Chemostat run

μmax in batch phase (h-1)

qp,max in chemostat phase (mmol Cmol-1 h-1)

qp at time of continued sub cultivation (mmol Cmol-1 h-1)

Chemostat 1

0.088

0.52

-

Chemostat 2

0.086

0.52

-

Chemostat 3

N.D.

0.52

-

Chemostat 4

0.089

0.54

-

Sub chemostat 4.1

0.109

0.11

0.04

Sub chemostat 4.2

0.112

0.10

0.04