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INPUT CELL CONSTANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Equipment
- Analytical Chemistry
- Conductivity and Superconductivity (Electricity)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- input cell constant
1, record 1, English, input%20cell%20constant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 1, English, - input%20cell%20constant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
- Chimie analytique
- Conductivité et supraconductivité (Électricité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- constante d'entrée de cellule
1, record 1, French, constante%20d%27entr%C3%A9e%20de%20cellule
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27entr%C3%A9e%20de%20cellule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chemostat
1, record 2, English, chemostat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fermentation vessel or bioreactor in which steady-state growth is maintained by providing the cells with a constant input of nutrients. The rate of growth can be regulated by the level of a specific nutrient and the dilution rate(rate of removal of organisms from the vessel) matched to the cell growth rate. 1, record 2, English, - chemostat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Both mathematical models of the action of a chemostat and experimental studies show that a single-stage chemostat of practical size cannot yield a high concentration of a product and low concentrations of unconsumed raw materials. The inefficiency is particularly great in the synthesis of products such as penicillin, which is a secondary metabolite: it is made by living cells but its synthesis does not arise in the course of the metabolism that keeps the cells alive and growing. It is characteristic of the industrial production of a secondary metabolite that the proliferation of the organism precedes the accumulation of the metabolite by a significant margin. 2, record 2, English, - chemostat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chemostat
1, record 2, French, chemostat
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de réacteur dans lequel on contrôle la réaction par l'intermédiaire du flux entrant. On fixe la concentration d'une substance nutritive critique à une valeur telle que les autres substances nutritives se trouvent en excès. La substance nutritive critique impose alors une limite à la prolifération des micro-organismes. 2, record 2, French, - chemostat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour la production industrielle, il est nécessaire de réaliser des cultures de micro-organismes en très grandes quantités dans des récipients, adaptés aux différents types de fabrication, nommés fermenteurs, dont le volume peut atteindre plusieurs centaines de litres. Ils doivent être thermostatés avec précision. [...] La tendance actuelle est une automatisation de plus en plus poussée, avec un développement ininterrompu des cultures (technique du «chemostat»). 3, record 2, French, - chemostat
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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