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Growth energetics in the production of b

Growth energetics in the production of bacterial single cell protein from Methanol

✍ J. W. Drozd; S. J. Wren 📂 Article 📅 1980 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 464 KB

## Abstract Bacteria grown on methanol exhibit a poor efficiency of energy conservation, which is mainly due to the low P/O ratio of 1 associated with methanol oxidation. Thermodynamic considerations indicate that a P/O ratio of at least 2 is possible for this step in substrate oxidation. This low