Research Article

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

Table 5

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

SourcePolynomial coefficientsSum of squaresDFMean square valueProb >

Model583.88964.88276.48<0.0001**
 Intercept21.84
−0.150.2310.230.960.3561
−2.8681.80181.80348.59<0.0001**
6.74454.281454.281936.01<0.0001**
0.042 1 0.0200.8909
1.395.2515.2522.370.0015**
−0.410.4510.451.930.2027
0.754.5014.5019.180.0024**
−0.150.1810.180.770.4066
−2.1236.13136.13153.96<0.0001**
Residuals1.8880.23
Lack of fit1.6950.345.410.0977
Pure error0.1930.063

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