Research Article

Optimisation of Cellulase Production by Penicillium funiculosum in a Stirred Tank Bioreactor Using Multivariate Response Surface Analysis

Table 5

Cellulase activities and protein concentration for the 32 FFD using an instrumented bioreactor.

RunE aF aFPase activity (U·L−1)Endoglucanase activity (U·L−1) -Glucosidase activity (U·L−1)Protein concentration (mg·L−1)

11000.2125.6 ± 6.83184.5 ± 18.2905.9 ± 7.452.5 ± 0.7
21000.678.0 ± 3.42584.9 ± 14.3771.8 ± 6.047.3 ± 1.8
31001.0163.6 ± 12.8770.5 ± 2.6185.0 ± 3.591.3 ± 2.9
42000.2190.8 ± 5.33706.6 ± 17.1984.9 ± 8.148.8 ± 2.2
5 (CP)2000.6444.8 ± 8.19579.5 ± 22.22395.2 ± 18.3179.2 ± 3.2
62001.0558.6 ± 13.25622.6 ± 27.41613.3 ± 19.5209.4 ± 1.0
73000.2252.7 ± 3.74661.0 ± 15.51149.0 ± 13.5104.7 ± 2.8
83000.6338.2 ± 4.99804.4 ± 15.32860.5 ± 3.5105.5 ± 2.3
93001.0224.4 ± 9.14535.9 ± 13.81173.7 ± 6.5125.3 ± 5.5
10 (CP)2000.6449.5 ± 3.99784.3 ± 27.42451.0 ± 15.2187.5 ± 1.9
11 (CP)2000.6431.2 ± 5.19396.8 ± 27.12088.7 ± 13.9176.3 ± 1.5

E, F: see Table 2. CP: center point.