Table 2 Summarized kinetic parameters of cell growth and natamycin production by S. natalensis NRRL 2651 under different cultivation conditions applied

X_max (g/L)

4.780 ± 0.13

12.25 ± 0.45

9.030 ± 0.84

6.460 ± 0.04

6.21 ± 0.05

P_max (g/L)

1.580 ± 0.03

1.855 ± 0.1

2.480 ± 0.04

1.710 ± 0.01

2.72 ± 0.01

Q_x^a (g/L/h)

0.099

0.080

0.085

0.111

0.103^b

Q_p^a (g/L/h)

0.021

0.022

0.023

0.038

0.045^b

Q_s^a (g/L/h)

−0.41

−0.31

−0.220

−0.443

−0.448

Y_x/s (g/g)

0.280

0.260

0.280

0.760

0.61

Y_p/s (g/g)

0.083

0.083

0.086

0.090

0.162

Y_p/x (g/g)

0.332

0.320

0.330

0.280

0.46