Table 4 Box Behnken design showing effect of various factors on pullulanase production.

From: Agro-waste as a substrate for the production of pullulanase by Penicillium viridicatum under solid-state fermentation

Run

FeSO4

MnSO4

MgSO4

Actual enzyme activity (U/gds)

Predicted enzyme activity (U/gds)

1

0.4

0.4

0.3

50.83

50.93

2

0.3

0.3

0.3

62.3

61.84

3

0.3

0.3

0.3

62.4

61.84

4

0.3

0.2

0.4

57.46

58.06

5

0.3

0.3

0.3

61.00

61.84

6

0.4

0.3

0.4

49.70

49.42

7

0.2

0.3

0.4

58.63

58.12

8

0.3

0.4

0.2

60.32

59.71

9

0.4

0.3

0.2

55.89

56.39

10

0.2

0.4

0.3

58.63

58.95

11

0.2

0.2

0.3

52.64

52.54

12

0.3

0.4

0.4

48.44

48.61

13

0.3

0.3

0.3

61.4

61.84

14

0.3

0.3

0.3

62.1

61.84

15

0.4

0.2

0.3

55.89

55.56

16

0.2

0.3

0.2

52.41

52.68

17

0.3

0.2

0.2

48.67

48.49