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Table 1 Summary of optimized parameters for prodigiosin production

From: Optimization of prodigiosin biosynthesis by Serratia marcescens using unconventional bioresources

Sr. no.

Parameters

Optimized parameter

Concentration of pigment (mg/ml)

1

pH

7.5

0.48

2

Temperature

28 °C

0.45

3

Incubation time

72 h

0.85

4

Carbon source

2% Sucrose

2.4

5

Nitrogen source

1% casein hydrolysate

0.87

6

Fatty acid source

2% peanut oil seed cake powder

4% peanut oil seed cake powder

2.6

3.0

7

Optimized medium

2% Sucrose + 1% casein hydrolysate + 4% peanut oil seed cake powder, pH 7.5, temp. 28 °C, incubation time 72 h

3.5

7

Solvent

Methanol

0.95