The produc
tion op
timiza
tion of
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Aspergillus oryzae CBS 819.72 fungus, using a by-produc
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ta
tis
tical me
thodology based on
three experimen
tal designs. The op
timisa
tion of
tempera
ture, agi
ta
tion and inoculum size was a
ttemp
ted using a Box–
Behnken design under
the response surface me
thodology. The screening of nine
teen nu
trien
ts for
their influence on
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tion was achieved using a Placke
tt–Burman design. KH
2PO
4, urea, glycerol, (NH
4)
2SO
4, CoCl
2, casein hydrolysa
te, soybean meal hydrolysa
te, MgSO
4 were selec
ted based on
their posi
tive influence on enzyme forma
tion.