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Surface-active biopolymers from marine bacteria for potential biotechnological applications

Authors

Karina Sałek and Tony Gutierrez

Abstract

Surface-active agents are amphiphilic chemicals that are used in almost every sector of modern industry, the bulk of which are produced by organo-chemical synthesis. Those produced from biological sources (biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers), however, have gained increasing interest in recent years due to their wide structural and functional diversity, lower […]

11 July 2016|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Microbial Biosurfactants as Additives for Food Industries

Authors

Jenyffer Medeiros Campos,  Tania Lucia Montenegro Stamford, Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, Juliana Moura de Luna, Raquel Diniz Rufino, Ibrahim M. Banat

Abstract

Microbial biosurfactants with high ability to reduce surface and interfacial surface tension and conferring important properties such as emulsification, detergency, solubilization, lubrication and phase dispersion have a wide range of potential applications in many industries. Significant […]

23 November 2015|Tags: , , , , , |
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Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential

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Ibrahim M. Banat & Andrea Franzetti & Isabella Gandolfi & Giuseppina Bestetti & Maria G. Martinotti & Letizia Fracchia & Thomas J. Smyth & Roger Marchant

Abstract

Microorganisms synthesise a wide range of surface-active compounds (SAC), generally called biosurfactants. These compounds are mainly classified according to their molecular weight, physico-chemical properties and mode of action. The low-molecular-weight […]

23 November 2015|Tags: , , , |
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Isolation of glycoprotein bioemulsifiers produced by marine bacteria. In Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols, Springer Protocols Handbooks, Eds. McGenity et al. DOI 10.1007/8623_2014_1, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. (In press)

Authors

Tony Gutierrez, Ibrahim M. Banat

Abstract

High-molecular-weight (HMW) surface-active agents (biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers) are produced by many different types of bacteria and comprise proteins, glycoproteins, lipoproteins, polysaccharides, lipopolysaccharides or complexes containing any combination of these structural types. The attraction of HMW glycoprotein bioemulsifiers as ingredients in food and drink formulations, for example, has increased […]

18 November 2015|Tags: , , , |
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