EngineeringofBiologicalProcessesLecture3Yieldsand.pptVIP

Engineering of Biological ProcessesLecture 3: Yields and stoichiometry Mark Riley, Associate Professor Department of Ag and Biosystems Engineering The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2007 Stoichiometry Provides information on fundamental constraints Substrate conversion to product Cell mass from substrate Yields and yield coefficients Mass based = “kg” of this from “kg” of that Y (output / input) Y x/s Y p/s Y ATP/O2 Ymx/s maximal yield of cell mass from substrate Yield Overall Instantaneous Ratio of rates Ratio of yields Theoretical = Y Observed = Y’ Cell composition In a very simpli