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Table 1 The responses for the Plackett-Burman design for Curvularia soli AS21 ON076460 of the un-irradiated control and gamma irradiated at 1.0 kGy to explore the significant effect of different factors on the melanin productivity

From: Production and characterization of melanin pigment from black fungus Curvularia soli AS21 ON076460 assisted gamma rays for promising medical uses

Run

Metals

Carbon source

Nitrogen source

Temp

pH

Incubation/day

Illum

Shaking

Medium type

Tyrosine g/L

NaCl g/L

Absorbance at λ = 480 nm

Control

1 KGy

1

Zn

Starch

YE

25

6

21

−

−

DOX

0.5

3

2.865

2.920

2

Zn

Fructose

YE

25

8

15

 + 

−

PDA

1

3

1.929

2.938

3

Cu

Starch

Peptone

30

6

15

−

−

PDA

1

3

2.688

3.285

4

Zn

Fructose

Peptone

30

8

15

−

 + 

DOX

0.5

3

2.855

3.065

5

Cu

Fructose

YE

30

6

21

 + 

 + 

DOX

1

3

2.732

1.992

6

Zn

Starch

YE

30

8

21

−

 + 

PDA

1

1.5

2.428

3.327

7

Cu

Fructose

Peptone

25

8

21

−

−

DOX

1

1.5

1.860

2.127

8

Zn

Starch

Peptone

25

6

15

 + 

 + 

DOX

1

1.5

3.054

3.325

9

Zn

Fructose

Peptone

30

6

21

 + 

−

PDA

0.5

1.5

3.042

3.376

10

Cu

Starch

Peptone

25

8

21

 + 

 + 

PDA

0.5

3

1.699

2.080

11

Cu

Starch

YE

30

8

15

 + 

−

DOX

0.5

1.5

2.087

2.128

12

Cu

Fructose

YE

25

6

15

−

 + 

PDA

0.5

1.5

2.750

3.285

  1. PDA potato dextrose agar medium, DOXCzapek’s medium, YE yeast extract