Research Article

Statistical Experimental Design Optimization of Microbial Proteases Production under Co-Culture Conditions for Chitin Recovery from Speckled Shrimp Metapenaeus monoceros By-Product

Table 6

Screening of factors by the Box–Behnken design.

CodeTemperature (°C)Inoculum size of strain VP3 (A600 nm)Inoculum size of strain M1V (A600 nm)Volume (mL)Protease activity (U/mL)

1−1−1005,532
2−11004,740
31−1007,114
411007,637
500−1−19,437
600−116,645
7001−17,364
800114,400
9−100−15,038
10−10011,628
11100−16,400
1210014,503
130−1−109,764
140−1109,000
15011011,310
1601105,164
17−10−106,168
18−10103,864
1910−106,650
2010106,182
21010−15,052
2201015,134
23010−14,322
2401015,882
2500005,140
2600006,472
2700006,491