Research Article

Determination of Cell Permeabilization and Beta-Galactosidase Extraction from Aspergillus oryzae CCT 0977 Grown in Cheese Whey

Table 3

The Box–Behnken design used to determine the effect of chloroform and temperature on the enzymatic activity of extracted beta-galactosidase of Aspergillus orzyae CCT 0977.

RunVariablesBeta-galactosidase activity (U·mL−1)
X1X2
Chloroform (%)Temperature (°C)ExperimentalPredicted

1−1 (4.0)−1 (40)0.090.08
2−1 (4.0)0 (45)0.120.13
3−1 (4.0)1 (50)0.150.14
40 (5.0)−1 (40)0.100.11
50 (5.0)0 (45)0.170.15
60 (5.0)1 (50)0.160.16
71 (6.0)−1 (40)0.120.12
81 (6.0)0 (45)0.160.16
91 (6.0)1 (50)0.150.15