Research Article

Modelling the Biphasic Growth and Product Formation by Enterococcus faecium CECT 410 in Realkalized Fed-Batch Fermentations in Whey

Table 5

Parameter values (means ± SD) of the model (A.9) developed for describing the production of mixed acid metabolites by Ent. faecium CECT 410.

Fed-batch fermentation I
ParametersAcetic acidEthanolButane-2,3-diol

𝛼 M A (dimensionless)NSNSNS
𝛽 M A (h-1) 0 . 003 ± 0.0003 0 . 012 ± 0.0010 0 . 002 ± 0.0003
𝛼 H M (dimensionless)NSNSNS
𝛽 H M (h-1)0.405 ± 0.01191.307 ± 0.03120.260 ± 0.0102
KN (g/L)0.232 ± 0.01400.163 ± 0.00730.159 ± 0.0115
KIN (L/g)388.734 ± 19.7455334.610 ± 13.6935356.484 ± 23.1473
R 20.99450.99080.9951
RPDM2.9865.6002.866

Fed-batch fermentation II
𝛼 M A (dimensionless)NSNSNS
𝛽 M A (h-1) 0 . 009 ± 0.0010 0 .010 ± 0.0012 0 .010 ± 0.0005
𝛼 H M (dimensionless)NSNSNS
𝛽 H M (h-1)7.892 ± 0.12694.706 ± 0.17163.985 ± 0.0411
KN (g/L)14.424 ± 0.26715.766 ± 0.27495.067 ± 0.1056
KIN (L/g)958.354 ± 98.8409553.908 ± 63.835466.274 ± 44.0840
R 20.98440.99030.9941
RPDM9.0924.9183.071

Statistically significant coefficients ( 𝑃 < . 0 5 ) are expressed as means ± standard errors, NS: no significant ( 𝑃 > . 0 5 ) .