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Thrombus disease, one of the common cardiovascular diseases, has attracted worldwide attention for its rising mortality and morbidity. Due to the distinct shortages of current fibrinolytic drugs, new fibrinolytic agents warrant investigation. In this study, 8 fibrinolytic enzyme-producing strains were isolated from Douchi—a traditional Chinese food, and strain XY-1 which produced the largest amount of the enzyme was chosen for the following experiments. The enzyme produced by strain XY-1 was named Douchi fibrinolytic enzyme (DFE). We optimized the liquid culture medium of strain XY-1 for enzyme production using Plackett-Burman and Box-Behnken design. The predicted maximal DFE yield was 19.78 FU/mL with 11.4 g/L peptone, 0.5 g/L magnesium sulfate and 1 g/L sodium chloride. However, we acquired maximal production of 21.33 FU/mL in actual experiments, equal to 107.84% of the theoretical value, and the yield had been increased by 79.55% as compared to the yield of un-optimized culture. It was demonstrated that the combined use of Plackett-Burman design and response surface methodology in fermentation optimization can effectively and rapidly increase DFE production.
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This project was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Environmental Protection (No. 200909036).
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Zhang, X., Yun, Lj., Peng, Lb. et al. Optimization of Douchi fibrinolytic enzyme production by statistical experimental methods. J. Huazhong Univ. Sci. Technol. [Med. Sci.] 33, 153–158 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11596-013-1089-8
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