Research Article

Repeated Batch Fermentation Biotechnology for the Biosynthesis of Lipid and Gamma-Linolenic Acid by Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1

Table 4

Analysis of variance for the second-order polynomial model of lipid synthesis by Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1 using repeated batch cultivation at 30°C for 96 h.

SourcePolynomial coefficientsSum of squaresDFMean square valueProb >

Model18.2792.03134.41<0.0001**
 Intercept4.55
   0.0510.02610.0261.720.2258
   −0.150.2410.2415.700.0042**
   1.2816.49116.491091.56<0.0001**
   −0.180.08510.0855.610.0453*
   −0.350.3410.3422.220.0015**
   0.0980.02610.0261.730.2253
   0.260.5310.5335.120.0004**
   −0.110.09210.0926.120.0385*
   −0.120.1210.127.630.0246*
Residuals0.1280.015
Lack of fit0.09150.0181.820.3305
 Pure error0.0303

Statistically significant at 95% probability level.
Statistically significant at 99% of probability level.
: glucose concentration (g/L); : ammonium tartrate (g/L); : harvesting time (h). , , and : the quadratic terms; , , and : the interaction terms.
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