Exopolysaccharides from probiotic bacteria and their health potential

J Angelin, M Kavitha - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2020 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular macromolecules excreted as tightly bound
capsule or loosely attached slime layer in microorganisms. They play most prominent role …

Anti-cancer peptides: classification, mechanism of action, reconstruction and modification

M Xie, D Liu, Y Yang - Open biology, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anti-cancer peptides (ACPs) are a series of short peptides composed of 10–60 amino acids
that can inhibit tumour cell proliferation or migration, or suppress the formation of tumour …

Microbial biosurfactants: current trends and applications in agricultural and biomedical industries

PJ Naughton, R Marchant, V Naughton… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Synthetic surfactants are becoming increasingly unpopular in many applications due to
previously disregarded effects on biological systems and this has led to a new focus on …

Microbial biosurfactant: a new frontier for sustainable agriculture and pharmaceutical industries

A Kumar, SK Singh, C Kant, H Verma, D Kumar… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the current scenario of changing climatic conditions and the rising global population, there
is an urgent need to explore novel, efficient, and economical natural products for the benefit …

Antimicrobial activity of lipopeptide biosurfactants against foodborne pathogen and food spoilage microorganisms and their cytotoxicity

K Kourmentza, X Gromada, N Michael… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lipopeptide biosurfactants produced by Bacillus sp. were assessed regarding their
antimicrobial activity against foodborne pathogenic and food spoilage microorganisms. Both …

Characterization and anti-tumor activity of exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus kefiri isolated from Chinese kefir grains

MSR Rajoka, HM Mehwish, H Fang, AA Padhiar… - Journal of Functional …, 2019 - Elsevier
The exopolysaccharide (EPS) from Lactobacilli play a vital part in their probiotic action; on
the other hand, up to date, there is little data exist about the effect of EPS on cancer. The aim …

Recent advances of biosurfactant for waste and pollution bioremediation: Substitutions of petroleum-based surfactants

YJ Ng, HR Lim, KS Khoo, KW Chew, DJC Chan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biosurfactant is one of the emerging compounds in the industrial sector that behaves
similarly with their synthetic counterparts, as they can reduce surface and interfacial tension …

Anti-cancer peptides: Their current trends in the development of peptide-based therapy and anti-tumor drugs

A Lath, AR Santal, N Kaur, P Kumari… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Human cancer remains a cause of high mortality throughout the world. The conventional
methods and therapies currently employed for treatment are followed by moderate-to-severe …

Iturin: a promising cyclic lipopeptide with diverse applications

DA Yaraguppi, ZK Bagewadi, NR Patil, N Mantri - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review examines iturin, a cyclic lipopeptide originating from Bacillus
subtilis and related bacteria. These compounds are structurally diverse and possess potent …

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 …