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. 2016 Feb 22;2016:2043787. doi: 10.1155/2016/2043787

Table 1.

Plackett-Burman experimental design matrix for screening the cultural medium and conditions with mycelium biomass and yield of crude EPS as response.

Runs Experimental factors Yields of EPS (g/L) T-AO activity (U/mg)
X 1 X 2 A X 3 X 4 B X 5 X 6 C X 7 X 8
1 1 (10.0) −1 (5.0) 1 −1 (100) 1 (10.0) 1 −1 (120) −1 (1.30) −1 1 (30) 1 (96) 3.634 ± 0.124 2.146 ± 0.130
2 1 (10.0) −1 (5.0) 1 −1 (100) −1 (8.0) −1 1 (150) 1 (1.63) 1 1 (30) −1 (72) 1.956 ± 0.171 1.371 ± 0.098
3 −1 (8.0) 1 (6.5) −1 −1 (100) −1 (8.0) 1 1 (150) −1 (1.30) 1 1 (30) 1 (96) 1.724 ± 0.163 0.864 ± 0.074
4 −1 (8.0) −1 (5.0) 1 1 (125) 1 (10.0) −1 1 (150) −1 (1.30) 1 −1 (25) 1 (96) 2.135 ± 0.174 1.776 ± 0.106
5 1 (10.0) −1 (5.0) −1 1 (125) −1 (8.0) 1 −1 (120) 1 (1.63) 1 −1 (25) 1 (96) 1.481 ± 0.133 1.542 ± 0.095
6 −1 (8.0) −1 (5.0) −1 1 (125) 1 (10.0) 1 1 (150) 1 (1.63) −1 1 (30) −1 (72) 1.519 ± 0.147 1.557 ± 0.107
7 1 (10.0) 1 (6.5) −1 −1 (100) 1 (10.0) −1 1 (150) 1 (1.63) −1 −1 (25) 1 (96) 0.935 ± 0.131 0.785 ± 0.034
8 1 (10.0) 1 (6.5) −1 1 (125) 1 (10.0) −1 −1 (120) −1 (1.3) 1 1 (30) −1 (72) 2.493 ± 0.195 2.217 ± 0.112
9 −1 (8.0) −1 (5.0) −1 −1 (100) −1 (8.0) −1 −1 (120) −1 (1.30) −1 −1 (25) −1 (72) 2.061 ± 0.144 1.563 ± 0.083
10 1 (10.0) 1 (6.5) 1 1 (125) −1 (8.0) 1 1 (150) −1 (1.30) −1 −1 (25) −1 (72) 1.664 ± 0.209 1.782 ± 0.091
11 −1 (8.0) 1 (6.5) 1 −1 (100) 1 (10.0) 1 −1 (120) 1 (1.63) 1 −1 (25) −1 (72) 0.091 ± 0.010 0.637 ± 0.047
12 −1 (8.0) 1 (6.5) 1 1 (125) −1 (8.0) −1 −1 (120) 1 (1.63) −1 1 (30) 1 (96) 0.704 ± 0.017 0.345 ± 0.022

Notes: X 1, solid-to-liquid ratio (%, m/v); X 2, bran powder content (%); X 3, volume of liquid medium (mL); X 4, inoculation amount of mycelium (%); X 5, rotation rate (rpm); X 6, concentration of glacial acetic acid (%); X 7, cultural temperature (°C); X 8, cultivation time (h); A, B, and C refer to dummy columns.