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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Biosurfactants: A Review.

Salome Dini, Alaa El-Din A Bekhit, Shahin Roohinejad, Jim M Vale, Dominic Agyei

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Production of Biosurfactant byInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. Biotechnological Potential of RhizosphericInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Mechanisms of mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (CHEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2026
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  8. Glyphosate Bioremediation Facilitated byJournal of xenobiotics · 2026
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  13. Bacterial lipopeptides fromFrontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  15. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Salome DiniDepartment of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-5643-6346
Alaa El-Din A BekhitDepartment of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-2569-8620
Shahin RoohinejadResearch and Development Division, Zoom Essence Inc., 1131 Victory Place, Hebron, KY 41048, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1524-2534
Jim M ValeResearch and Development Division, Zoom Essence Inc., 1131 Victory Place, Hebron, KY 41048, USA.
Dominic AgyeiDepartment of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-2280-4096

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surfactants, also known as surface-active agents, have emerged as an important class of compounds with a wide range of applications. However, the use of chemical-derived surfactants must be restricted due to their potential adverse impact on the ecosystem and the health of human and other living organisms. In the past few years, there has been a growing inclination towards natural-derived alternatives, particularly microbial surfactants, as substitutes for synthetic or chemical-based counterparts. Microbial biosurfactants are abundantly found in bacterial species, predominantly

Indexed as

Surface-Active AgentsBacteriaGlycolipidsHumansLipopeptidesGlycolipidsLipopeptidesSurface-Active Agentsbioactive propertiesbio-surfactantscritical micelle concentrationglycolipidslipopeptidespetroleum-based surfactantssynergistic effects

Identifiers

PMID38893420
PMCPMC11173842

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