Table 2 Analysis of variance of CCD for AuNPs biosynthesis using Streptomyces flavolimosus cell-free supernatant as affected by temperature (°C), incubation period (days), HAuCl4 concentration (µg/mL) and initial pH level.

From: Artificial neural network approach for prediction of AuNPs biosynthesis by Streptomyces flavolimosus, characterization, antitumor potency in-vitro and in-vivo against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma 

Source of variance

Coefficient estimate

Sum of squares

Degrees of freedom

Mean square

F-value

P-value

Model

Intercept

575.71

903,800

14

64,560.43

92.17

 < 0.0001*

Linear effect

X1

20

9600.34

1

9600.34

13.71

0.0021*

X2

 − 39.19

36,859.26

1

36,859.26

52.62

 < 0.0001*

X3

152.55

558,500

1

558,500

797.39

 < 0.0001*

X4

47.37

53,847.92

1

53,847.92

76.88

 < 0.0001*

Interaction effect

X1 X2

17.98

5173.71

1

5173.71

7.39

0.0159*

X1 X3

43.36

30,080.84

1

30,080.84

42.94

 < 0.0001*

X1 X4

 − 19.82

6287.27

1

6287.27

8.98

0.009*

X2 X3

 − 32.95

17,370.86

1

17,370.86

24.8

0.0002*

X2 X4

37.35

22,323.96

1

22,323.96

31.87

 < 0.0001*

X3 X4

25.46

10,370.3

1

10,370.3

14.81

0.0016*

Quadratic effect

X12

 − 1.8

88.83

1

88.83

0.1268

0.7267

X22

 − 10.37

2950.84

1

2950.84

4.21

0.058

X32

 − 8.85

2150

1

2150

3.07

0.1002

X42

 − 74.24

151,200

1

151,200

215.84

 < 0.0001*

Error effect

Lack of fit

 

9360.18

10

936.02

4.08

0.067

Pure error

 

1146.64

5

229.33

  

R2

0.9885

 

Adj R2

0.9778

Pred R2

0.9392

Adeq Precision

35.3418

  1. F Fishers’s function, P Level of significance.
  2. *Significant values.