Research Article

Actinobacillus succinogenes ATCC 55618 Fermentation Medium Optimization for the Production of Succinic Acid by Response Surface Methodology

Table 2

Experiment design and results of the steepest ascent path.

RunsGlucose (g L−1)Yeast extract (g L−1)MgCO3 (g L−1)OD660Succinic acid production (g L−1)

18010606.1 ± 0.2a48.4 ± 1.3
2857653.7 ± 0.741.7 ± 2.6
3904700.6 ± 0.036.4 ± 2.4
4951750.2 ± 0.022.1 ± 5.3
51000800.1 ± 0.04.2 ± 1.1

aStandard error was calculated from three independent samples.