Potential therapeutic applications of biosurfactants

EJ Gudiña, V Rangarajan, R Sen… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2013 - cell.com
Biosurfactants have recently emerged as promising molecules for their structural novelty,
versatility, and diverse properties that are potentially useful for many therapeutic …

Rational design, properties, and applications of biosurfactants: a short review of recent advances

K Liu, Y Sun, M Cao, J Wang, JR Lu, H Xu - Current Opinion in Colloid & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants combine physicochemical properties with biological activities. Although
biosurfactants are often expressed by microorganisms, an increasing amount is produced by …

Harnessing the potential of biosurfactants for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

C Ceresa, L Fracchia, AC Sansotera, MAD De Rienzo… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biosurfactants (BSs) are microbial compounds that have emerged as potential alternatives
to chemical surfactants due to their multifunctional properties, sustainability and …

Recent applications of biosurfactants as biological and immunological molecules

SS Cameotra, RS Makkar - Current opinion in microbiology, 2004 - Elsevier
The interest in microbial biosurfactants has steadily increased during the past decade. In
addition to the classical application as emulsifiers of hydrocarbons, they can be used in …

Recent advances in biomedical, therapeutic and pharmaceutical applications of microbial surfactants

C Ceresa, L Fracchia, E Fedeli, C Porta, IM Banat - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens typically existing in biofilm formation and
the recent COVID-19 pandemic, although unrelated phenomena, have demonstrated the …

Biosurfactants: potential applications as immunomodulator drugs

M Sajid, MSA Khan, SS Cameotra, AS Al-Thubiani - Immunology Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants (BSs) molecules are classically branded as emulsifiers of hydrocarbon
compounds and are extensively applied in several fields including pharmaceutics, food …

Microbial surfactants: fundamentals and applicability in the formulation of nano-sized drug delivery vectors

LR Rodrigues - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Microbial surfactants, so-called biosurfactants, comprise a wide variety of structurally distinct
amphipathic molecules produced by several microorganisms. Besides exhibiting surface …

Biosurfactants: multifunctional biomolecules of the 21st century

DKF Santos, RD Rufino, JM Luna, VA Santos… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the era of global industrialisation, the exploration of natural resources has served as a
source of experimentation for science and advanced technologies, giving rise to the …

Potential applications of microbial surfactants in biomedical sciences

P Singh, SS Cameotra - TRENDS in Biotechnology, 2004 - cell.com
The main commercial use of biosurfactants is in pollution remediation because of their ability
to stabilize emulsions. This enhances the solubility and availability of hydrophobic …

Biosurfactants: the next generation biomolecules for diverse applications

G Rawat, A Dhasmana, V Kumar - Environmental Sustainability, 2020 - Springer
Biosurfactants are surface-active biomolecules, produced by various microbes and play an
imperative role in different fields. A lot of research work is going on including media …