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Table 5 Seventeen trial Box–Behnken design matrix for the experimental variables with coded values

From: Improved production of melanin from Aspergillus fumigatus AFGRD105 by optimization of media factors

Runs

Experimental parameter

Response (mg/L)

A

B

C

1

−1

0

−1

16.5

2

+1

0

−1

17.1

3

−1

+1

0

13.5

4

0

−1

+1

23.5

5

0

0

0

19.5

6

0

0

0

14.3

7

+1

+1

0

13.2

8

+1

−1

0

20.1

9

−1

−1

0

19.5

10

0

0

0

11.7

11

0

0

0

12.3

12

−1

0

+1

22.5

13

0

−1

−1

29.3

14

+1

0

+1

31.9

15

0

+1

−1

22.4

16

0

0

0

21.6

17

0

+1

+1

32.6