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- Title
Production and potential biotechnological applications of microbial surfactants.
- Authors
XIAO Jin-xin
- Abstract
Microbial surfactants are amphiphilic molecules that consist of hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. Depending on their molecular weight, they can be classified into two main groups, i.e., bioemulsifier and biosurfactant. Microbial surfactants are divided into various categories according to their chemical nature and producing organisms. These biomolecules are produced by diverse microorganisms including fungi, bacteria, and yeasts. Their production is significantly influenced by substrate type, fermentation technology and microbial strains. Owing to inherent multifunctional properties and assorted synthetic aptitude of the microbes, microbial surfactants are mostly preferred than chemically synthetic surfactants for various industrial and biomedical applications including bioremediation, oil recovery, laundry formulation, and as emulsion-stabilizers in food and cosmetic industries as well as therapeutic agents in medicine. As promising and alternative broad-functional biomolecules, the production of microbial surfactants and various biotechnological applications thereof have been reviewed.
- Publication
Detergent & Cosmetics, 2021, Vol 44, Issue 11, p10
- ISSN
1006-7264
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3969/j.issn.1006-7264.2021.11.003