Factorial Design to Optimize Biosurfactant Production by Yarrowia lipolytica

In order to improve biosurfactant production by Yarrowia lipolytica IMUFRJ 50682, a factorial design was carried out. A 24 full factorial design was used to investigate the effects of nitrogen sources (urea, ammonium sulfate, yeast extract, and peptone) on maximum variation of surface tension (ΔST)...

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Main Authors: Gizele Cardoso Fontes, Priscilla Filomena Fonseca Amaral, Marcio Nele, Maria Alice Zarur Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/821306