Microbial production of rhamnolipids: opportunities, challenges and strategies

H Chong, Q Li - Microbial cell factories, 2017 - Springer
Rhamnolipids are a class of biosurfactants which contain rhamnose as the sugar moiety
linked to β-hydroxylated fatty acid chains. Rhamnolipids can be widely applied in many …

Biosurfactants in agriculture

DP Sachdev, SS Cameotra - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
Agricultural productivity to meet growing demands of human population is a matter of great
concern for all countries. Use of green compounds to achieve the sustainable agriculture is …

Pseudomonas biofilm matrix composition and niche biology

EE Mann, DJ Wozniak - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Biofilms are a predominant form of growth for bacteria in the environment and in the clinic.
Critical for biofilm development are adherence, proliferation, and dispersion phases. Each of …

Rhamnolipids: diversity of structures, microbial origins and roles

AM Abdel-Mawgoud, F Lépine, E Déziel - Applied microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Rhamnolipids are glycolipidic biosurfactants produced by various bacterial species. They
were initially found as exoproducts of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Microbial biosurfactants: challenges and opportunities for future exploitation

R Marchant, IM Banat - Trends in biotechnology, 2012 - cell.com
The drive for industrial sustainability has pushed biosurfactants to the top of the agenda of
many companies. Biosurfactants offer the possibility of replacing chemical surfactants …

Biosurfactants: a sustainable replacement for chemical surfactants?

R Marchant, IM Banat - Biotechnology letters, 2012 - Springer
Glycolipid biosurfactants produced by bacteria and yeasts provide significant opportunities
to replace chemical surfactants with sustainable biologically produced alternatives in bulk …

Rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas: from molecular genetics to the market

G Soberón‐Chávez, A González‐Valdez… - Microbial …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rhamnolipids are biosurfactants with a wide range of industrial applications that entered
into the market a decade ago. They are naturally produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Biosurfactants, bioemulsifiers and exopolysaccharides from marine microorganisms

SK Satpute, IM Banat, PK Dhakephalkar… - Biotechnology …, 2010 - Elsevier
Marine biosphere offers wealthy flora and fauna, which represents a vast natural resource of
imperative functional commercial grade products. Among the various bioactive compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Biosurfactants and surfactants interacting with membranes and proteins: same but different?

DE Otzen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2017 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants (BS) are surface-active molecules produced by microorganisms. For several
decades they have attracted interest as promising alternatives to current petroleum-based …

Production of rhamnolipids by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

G Soberón-Chávez, F Lépine, E Déziel - Applied microbiology and …, 2005 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces glycolipidic surface-active molecules (rhamnolipids)
which have potential biotechnological applications. Rhamnolipids are produced by P …