Table 1 CCD for optimization of the immobilization process.

From: Co-administration of xylo-oligosaccharides produced by immobilized Aspergillus terreus xylanase with carbimazole to mitigate its adverse effects on the adrenal gland

Trial

Independent variable

Recovery of immobilized enzyme (%)

Observed immobilization yield (%)

Predicted immobilization yield (%)

Residual

X1

Time of loading (h)

X2

Loading unit (U/g gel bead)

1

18 (−1)

2.5 (−1)

0.766

0.55

0.513185

0.036815

2

18 (−1)

3.5 (+ 1)

0.551

0.33

0.271096

0.058904

3

26 (+ 1)

2.5 (−1)

0.92

0.882

0.961569

-0.07957

4

26 (+ 1)

3.5 (+ 1)

0.640

0.349

0.40644

-0.05744

5

14 (−2)

3 (0)

0.532

0.215

0.267832

-0.05283

6

30 (+ 2)

3 (0)

0.981

0.915

0.85156

0.06344

7

22 (0)

2 (−2)

0.995

0.972

0.955778

0.016222

8

22 (0)

4 (+ 2)

0.441

0.153

0.15856

-0.00556

9

22 (0)

3 (0)

0.723

0.53

0.517712

0.012288

10

22 (0)

3 (0)

0.723

0.53

0.517712

0.012288

11

22 (0)

3 (0)

0.70

0.5

0.517712

-0.01771

12

22 (0)

3 (0)

0.72

0.52

0.517712

0.002288

13

22 (0)

3 (0)

0.723

0.53

0.517712

0.012288