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ReviewSaudi journal of biological sciences2021

Production and potential biotechnological applications of microbial surfactants: An overview.

Adegoke Isiaka Adetunji, Ademola Olufolahan Olaniran

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Review in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Adegoke Isiaka AdetunjiDiscipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Ademola Olufolahan OlaniranDiscipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbial surfactants are amphipathic molecules that consist of hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains, which allow partition of two fluid phases of varying degree of polarity. They are classified into two main groups: bioemulsifier and biosurfactant, depending on their molecular weight. Microbial surfactants occur in various categories according to their chemical nature and producing organisms. These biomolecules are produced by diverse groups of microorganisms including fungi, bacteria, and yeasts. Their production is significantly influenced by substrate type, fermentation technology and microbial strains. Owing to inherent multifunctional properties and assorted synthetic aptitude of the microbes, microbial surfactants are mostly preferred than their chemical counterparts for various industrial and biomedical applications including bioremediation, oil recovery; as supplements in laundry formulations and as emulsion-stabilizers in food and cosmetic industries as well as therapeutic agents in medicine. The present review discusses on production of microbial surfactants as promising and alternative broad-functional biomolecules for various biotechnological applications.

Indexed as

Akt, Threonine protein kinaseBioemulsifiersBiosurfactantsBiotechnological applications˚C, Degree CelsiusCMC, Critical micelle concentrationCTAB, Cethyltrimethylammonium bromideDa, DaltonE24, Emulsification indexg/L, Gram per litreh, HourIC50, Half-maximal inhibitory concentrationKDa, KilodaltonMBC, Minimum bactericidal concentrationmg/L, Milligram per litermg/mL, Milligram per milliliterMIC, Minimum inhibitory concentrationMicrobial surfactantsmL, MillilitremN/M, Millinewton per metrenm, Nanometre%, PercentSACs, Surface active compoundssec, SecondST, Surface tensionSurface-active compoundsv/v, volume per volumeµg/mL, Microgram per milliliterµL, Microlitreµm, Micrometre

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PMID33424354
PMCPMC7783833

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