Table 1. Kinetic constants of growth and protease production during cultivation of Chryseobacterium sp. kr6 in feather keratin broth.

T (ºC) /initial pH

Parameter

25 / 6.0

30 / 6.0

37 / 6.0

30 / 5.0

30 / 7.0

30 / 8.0

μmax (h-1)

0.020

0.037

0.016

0.033

0.032

0.033

td (h)

34.6

18.7

43.3

21.0

21.7

21.0

Xmax (g l-1)a

0.36

0.35

0.29

0.38

0.39

0.41

Amax(U ml-1)a

60

88

42

57

86

82

YP/X (U mg-1)

167

231

145

150

221

191

qp ( U mg-1 h-1)

6.94

10.5

6.03

6.25

9.18

8.33

a Values are the means of three determinations.

 

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