Biosurfactants: Formulations, properties, and applications

CE Drakontis, S Amin - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, we attempt to give an overview on the recent progress made on
biosurfactants, surface-active biomolecules produced by microorganisms, which are a …

A review on new aspects of lipopeptide biosurfactant: types, production, properties and its application in the bioremediation process

PS Kumar, PT Ngueagni - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the worldwide search regarding renewable products from natural resources is
increasing due to the toxicity of chemical counterparts. Biosurfactants are surface-active …

Improved biosurfactant production from Aspergillus niger through chemical mutagenesis: characterization and RSM optimization

M Asgher, S Arshad, SA Qamar, N Khalid - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Biosurfactants are surface-active natural polymers produced within several microorganisms
and are secreted outside the cellular environment. They are the focus of modern researches …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of biosurfactants produced by three indigenous bacterial strains, their growth kinetics and their anthracene and fluorene tolerance

M Ray, V Kumar, C Banerjee, P Gupta, S Singh… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study explored the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon tolerance of indigenous
biosurfactant producing microorganisms. Three bacterial species were isolated from crude …

Application of low molecular weight and high molecular weight biosurfactant in medicine/biomedical/pharmaceutical industries

H Bagheri, A Mohebbi, FS Amani, M Naderi - Green Sustainable Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants are microbial origin surfactants. Most of the biosurfactants produced by
microbes are synthesized extracellularly and many microbes are well-known to produce …

Optimization of biosurfactant production from chemically mutated strain of Bacillus subtilis using waste automobile oil as low-cost substrate

M Asgher, M Afzal, SA Qamar, N Khalid - Environmental Sustainability, 2020 - Springer
In this study, we have evaluated biosurfactant production potential of locally isolated strain of
Bacillus subtilis (accession# KX788864) using waste automobile oil as cost-effective …

[HTML][HTML] Surfactin cyclic lipopeptides change the plasma membrane composition and lateral organization in mammalian cells

K Wojtowicz, A Czogalla, T Trombik… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
The specific structure and composition of the cell plasma membrane (PM) is crucial for many
cellular processes and can be targeted by various substances with potential medical …

Fluorescent turn-on sensing of albumin proteins (BSA and ovalbumin) using vitamin B6 cofactor derived Schiff base

S Dhanshri, S Vardhan, SK Sahoo - Methods, 2022 - Elsevier
The detection of albumin proteins with high accuracy by facile analytical approaches is
important for the diagnosis of various diseases. This manuscript introduced an easy-to …

Microbial biosurfactants: properties, types, and production

S Gürkök, M Özdal - Anatolian Journal of Biology, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Surfactants are surface active agents that reduce the surface tension between immiscible
phases. They are amphiphilic molecules which can be produced by chemical and biological …

Binding isotherms of surfactants used in detergent formulations to bovine serum albumin

H Mateos, A Valentini, G Colafemmina, S Murgia… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Protein-surfactant interactions are the focus of extensive research due to their many
applications in food technology and detergent industry. In this work, we investigate the …