Research Article

A Sequential Statistical Approach towards an Optimized Production of a Broad Spectrum Bacteriocin Substance from a Soil Bacterium Bacillus sp. YAS 1 Strain

Table 3

(a) PBD with coded levels of nine independent variables and experimental versus predicted levels of BAC YAS 1. (b) Real-coded values of independent variables and regression analysis for BAC YAS 1 optimization by PBD.
(a)

Trial number (AU/mL CFS)*
Exp.aPred.b

1−1−1111−111−1290296.67
2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1250248.33
3−1111−111−11220218.33
4−111−11−1−1−11340341.67
51−1−1−1111−11380386.67
611−111−11−1−1420413.33
71−11−1−1−1111360353.33
8−1−1−1111−111390383.33
91−111−11−1−1−1320321.67
1011−11−1−1−111460466.67
11111−111−11−1400398.33
12−11−1−1−1111−1200201.67

Experimental values and  bpredicted values [: incubation time, : glucose, : pH, : incubation temperature, : agitation speed, : glycerol, : starch, : inoculum size, and : yeast extract]; *AU/mL sample: arbitrary units as a measure for bacteriocin activity = diameter of inhibition zone in mm. 1000/volume of CFS in L.
*CFS: cell-free supernatant.
(b)

Independent variableLow levelHigh levelMain effect-coefficient value-value% confidence
−1+1

Incubation time  2448108.3454.170.004*15.7648299.6*
Glucose , w/v%128.334.1670.3491.21267865.1
pH 6.57.5−28.33−14.1670.0541−4.1231194.59
Incubation temperature , °C283028.3314.1670.05414.12310694.59
Agitation speed  12020068.3334.1670.0099*9.94396199.01*
Glycerol  01−35.00−17.50.0363*−5.0932596.37*
Starch  01−48.33−24.1670.0196*−7.0335398.04*
Inoculum size , v/v%1012 28.3314.1670.0540954.12310694.59
Yeast extract  3545.0022.5000.0225*6.54846297.75*

Significant value <0.05; ; adjusted ; and value for the model = 0.017.