Biochemistry, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

A microorganism is grown in a batch culture using glucose as a carbon source. The apparent growth yield is 0.5 ୥ ୠ୧୭୫ୟୱୱ ୥ ୱ୳ୠୱ୲୰ୟ୲ୣ. The initial concentrations of biomass and substrate are 2 g L -1 and 200 g L -1, respectively. Assuming that there is no endogenous metabolism, the maximum biomass concentration that can be achieved is _________________ g L-1. .29 The degree of reduction of lactic acid (C3H6O3) is ________________.