01975nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245013800055210006900193260008000262300001200342490000700354520098200361653001201343653002401355653003001379653003301409653002901442100002801471700002401499700002201523700002101545700002601566856012901592       2009                        eng d  a1367-543500aEnhanced production of amidase from Rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 1526 by medium optimisation using a statistical experimental design0 aEnhanced production of amidase from Rhodococcus erythropolis MTC  aTIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANYbSPRINGER HEIDELBERGcMAY  a671-6780 v363 a<p>In the present work, statistical experimental methodology was used to enhance the production of amidase from Rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 1526. R. erythropolis MTCC 1526 was selected through screening of seven strains of Rhodococcus species. The Placket-Burman screening experiments suggested that sorbitol as carbon source, yeast extract and meat peptone as nitrogen sources, and acetamide as amidase inducer are the most influential media components. The concentrations of these four media components were optimised using a face-centred design of response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum medium composition for amidase production was found to contain sorbitol (5 g/L), yeast extract (4 g/L), meat peptone (2.5 g/L), and acetamide (12.25 mM). Amidase activities before and after optimisation were 157.85 units/g dry cells and 1,086.57 units/g dry cells, respectively. Thus, use of RSM increased production of amidase from R. erythropolis MTCC 1526 by 6.88-fold.</p>10aAmidase10aMedium optimisation10aPlackett-Burman screening10aResponse surface methodology10aRhodococcus erythropolis1 aVaidya, Bhalchandra, K.1 aMutalik, Snehal, R.1 aJoshi, Renuka, M.1 aNene, Sanjay, N.1 aKulkarni, Bhaskar, D.  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/enhanced-production-amidase-rhodococcus-erythropolis-mtcc-1526-medium-optimisation-using-002361nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245014500055210006900200260008000269300001200349490000700361520130400368653003001672653001801702653002201720653002301742653003301765653001601798100002101814700002801835700002101863700002201884700002101906700002601927856013001953       2009                        eng d  a1367-543500aMedia optimization for biosurfactant production by rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 2794: artificial intelligence versus a statistical approach0 aMedia optimization for biosurfactant production by rhodococcus e  aTIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANYbSPRINGER HEIDELBERGcMAY  a747-7560 v363 a<p>This paper entails a comprehensive study on production of a biosurfactant from Rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 2794. Two optimization techniques-(1) artificial neural network (ANN) coupled with genetic algorithm (GA) and (2) response surface methodology (RSM)-were used for media optimization in order to enhance the biosurfactant yield by Rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 2794. ANN and RSM models were developed, incorporating the quantity of four medium components (sucrose, yeast extract, meat peptone, and toluene) as independent input variables and biosurfactant yield [calculated in terms of percent emulsification index (% EI24)] as output variable. ANN-GA and RSM were compared for their predictive and generalization ability using a separate data set of 16 experiments, for which the average quadratic errors were similar to 3 and similar to 6%, respectively. ANN-GA was found to be more accurate and consistent in predicting optimized conditions and maximum yield than RSM. For the ANN-GA model, the values of correlation coefficient and average quadratic error were similar to 0.99 and similar to 3%, respectively. It was also shown that ANN-based models could be used accurately for sensitivity analysis. ANN-GA-optimized media gave about a 3.5-fold enhancement in biosurfactant yield.</p>10aArtificial neural network10aBiosurfactant10aGenetic algorithm10aMedia optimization10aResponse surface methodology10aRhodococcus1 aPal, Moumita, P.1 aVaidya, Bhalchandra, K.1 aDesai, Kiran, M.1 aJoshi, Renuka, M.1 aNene, Sanjay, N.1 aKulkarni, Bhaskar, D.  uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/media-optimization-biosurfactant-production-rhodococcus-erythropolis-mtcc-2794-artificial-0