Ratio expressing the efficiency of a mass conversion process. The yield
coefficient is defined as the amount of
cell mass
(
) or product formed
(
,
)
related to the consumed
substrate (carbon or nitrogen source or oxygen in
or
) or to the intracellular
ATP
production (
).
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143
(Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 168
