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Table 6 Significance (P values) of model and each variable using the Plackett–Burman design on the DHA production

From: Enhancing docosahexaenoic acid production of Schizochytrium sp. by optimizing fermentation using central composite design

Variable

Sum of squares

F-value

P-value

Model

10.52

7.03

0.0246

A: peptone

0.3156

1.26

0.3118

B: glucose

3.44

13.79

0.0138

C: sodium glutamate

2.43

9.74

0.0262

D: MgSO4 7H2O

0.0881

0.353

0.5783

E: KH2PO4

8.33E−6

0

0.9956

F: sea salt

4.25

17.03

0.0091

  1. P < 0.05 is marked in bold. When P < 0.05, the factor was considered as the most significant parameter to influence DHA production