Research Article

Production and Partial Characterization of α-Amylase Enzyme from Marine Actinomycetes

Table 5

Measurable investigations of the Plackett-Burman exploratory results.

Main effect and value of all isolates
S. griseorubensS. rocheiS. parvusStreptomyces sp.

VariableMEMEMEME
Starch1.172.551.438.441.172.550.881.73
KNO30.420.930.261.570.420.930.050.1
Casein0.080.18-0.27-1.610.0810.180.150.3
MgSo40.721.570.0660.390.721.570.130.25
K2HPO4-0.15-0.33-0.32-1.77-0.15-0.33-0.17-0.34
pH-0.8-1.76-0.46-2.75-0.8-1.76-0.61-1.21
Temp-0.37-0.8-0.43-2.58-0.37-0.8-1.15-2.26

value significant at the 1% . value significant at the 5% . value significant at the 10% . value significant at the 20% . Standard values are obtained following (Jones, 1994).