Since a typical yeast cell has a size of about 7x10 µm and a typical bacterium only 1x2 µm, the yeast cell contains a much larger volume and therefore I guess also more enzymes and it can take up more molecules over its larger surface area.
Does this mean that a single yeast cell produces more molecules per time than a single bacterial cell?
So, to elucidate what exactly to I mean:
Lets say we have a single S. cerevisiae cell (yeast) and a single E. coli cell (bacterium). Both produce ethanol under anaerobic conditions.
Does the single, bigger yeast cell form more molecules of ethanol in absolute numbers per time then the single bacterial cell?
And also an extended question:
If the yeast cell produces more, does this scale linearly with the volume? Can you maybe recommend publications that addressed such a quantitative relationship?
Thank you very much!
Greetings,
Thomas
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