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Table 1 Lowest and highest values of the selected parameters in Plackett–Burman Design for optimization of Taxol production

From: Production and bioprocessing of Taxol from Aspergillus niger, an endophyte of Encephalartos whitelockii, with a plausible biosynthetic stability: antiproliferative activity and cell cycle analysis

No

Variables (g/L)

Value

Low (− 1)

High (+ 1)

X1

Maltose

2.0

6.0

X2

Lactose

2.0

6.0

X3

Sucrose

2.0

6.0

X4

Peptone

3.0

8.0

X5

Soy tone

3.0

8.0

X6

Yeast extract

3.0

6.0

X7

Ammonium tartrate

2.0

4.0

X8

Sodium acetate

2.0

4.0

X9

Cysteine

3.0

6.0

X10

Phenyl alanine

1.0

3.0

X11

Methionine

2.0

4.0

X12

Glycine

2.0

4.0

X13

Sodium nitrate

1.0

3.0

X14

Calcium chloride

1.0

3.0

X15

Magnesium sulphate

0.5

2.0

X16

Potassium hydrogen phosphate

1.0

4.0

X17

Fluconazole

1.0

3.0

X18

Methyl jasmonate

0.1

1.0

X19

Ammonium sulphate

2.0

5.0