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The statistical optimization of the biodegradation process into AA was performed based on the Plackett\u2013Burman design and rotatable central composite design (RCCD) on a simple solid-state fermentation medium. The optimum conditions were temperature, 37\u00b0C, 0.547 mg KH<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>PO<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>, 1.438 mg NH<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>Cl, and 11.61 days of incubation. Innovatively, the degradation of the CFK process was modeled using the artificial neural network (ANN), which was better than RCCD in modeling the biodegradation process. Differentiation of the AA by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed the presence of 14 AA including essential and non-essential ones; proline and aspartic acids were the most dominant. 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