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Table 3 Coded values and real values of the experimental variables for Box-Behnken method

From: Significantly enhanced biomass production of a novel bio-therapeutic strain Lactobacillus plantarum (AS-14) by developing low cost media cultivation strategy

 

Independent Variables (g/l)

Symbol

Coded values

−1 (Low)

0 (Centre)

1 (High)

Production Medium Optimization

Glucose

(X1)

10

15

20

Yeast Extract

(X 2)

4

6

8

Cheese Whey

(X3)

45

60

75

(NH4)2SO4

(X4)

10

15

20

Corn steep Liquor

(X5)

10

15

20

Operating Conditions Optimization

pH

(A)

6.2

6.3

6.4

Temperature °C

(B)

35

40

45

  1. Other composition included sodium acetate (5g/l), MgSO4.7H2O (0.3g/l), MnSO4.4H2O (0.04g/l), Tween 80 0.2