Asequentialstatisticalapproachwasappliedtooptimizingthefermentationmediumofepothilones(Epos)productionbymeansofamutantwhichwasobtainedbytreatingpolyangiumcellulosumATCC15384withnitriteandultraviolet.Theeffectsofdifferentcarbonsourcesandnitrogensourcesonthefermentationmediumweretested,andthesuitableoneswereselected.Thenauniformdesignwasemployedtodesigntheexperiments.Alinearmodelwasdevelopedforidentifyingthesignificantcomponentsinfermentationmedium,whileathirddegreepolynomialmodelwasusedforstudyingtherelationshipbetweentheconcentrationofthecomponentsinfermentationmediumandtheyieldofEpos(YEPs).Apatternsearchmethodwasusedforsearchingtheoptimumfermentationmediuminthetestspace,whichwasasfollows(g/L):potassiumnitrate8.00,soybeanpeptone17.60,potassiumhydrogenphosphate1.00,beefextraction6.46,yeastextraction1.00,calciumchloride0.25,sodiumchloride1.00andferricchloride0.02.TheoptimumfermentationmediumwasexpectedtoresultinayieldofEpos(YEPs)of2.48mg/L.ThevalidationexperimentswiththeoptimummediumwereperformedintriplicateandtheaverageyieldofEposwas2.45mg/Lwhichwas7.78timeshigherthanthatofEpospreparedwithoutoptimization.
