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 4

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

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

1−1−10220238.75
21−10400366.25
3−110320353.75
4110370351.25
5−10−1300313.75
610−1210211.25
7−101280278.75
8101360346.25
90−1−1220187.50
1001−1200180.00
110−11240260.00
12011200232.50
13000430443.33
14000450443.33
15000450443.33

Experimental values and  bpredicted values.
: incubation time, : agitation speed, 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)

VariableLow levelMiddle levelHigh levelModel termMain effect-coefficient-value value% confidence
−10+1

Incubation time (, hrs)24487250.00251.651440.15955884.0
Agitation speed (, rpm)8020032062.5031.250.075060.9430735.69
Yeast extract (, g/L)258−17.50−8.751.125980.31129568.87
−43.34−21.67−0.883950.41719658.28
−188.34−94.17−3.841780.012102*98.79*
−268.34−134.17−5.473690.002773*99.72*
−65.00−32.50−1.380070.22608377.39
85.0042.501.804700.13096286.90
−10.00−5.00−0.212320.84024315.98

Significant value <0.05; ; adjusted ; value for the model = 0.01.