Research Article

Immobilization of Erwinia sp. D12 Cells in Alginate-Gelatin Matrix and Conversion of Sucrose into Isomaltulose Using Response Surface Methodology

Table 3

Analysis of variance in the study of immobilization parameters of Erwinia sp. D12 cells in calcium alginate and their influence on converting sucrose into reducing sugars in a batch process.

Source of variationSum of squaresDegrees of freedomMean squareF test

Regression227670,51732524,3617,63
Residuals18444,10101844,41
Lack of Fit18000,537
Pure Error443,573
Total246114,6017

Coefficient of determination: = 0.92; 3.014.