Surface-active compounds produced by microorganisms: promising molecules for the development of antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and healing agents

J Araujo, J Monteiro, D Silva, A Alencar, K Silva… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Surface-active compounds (SACs), biomolecules produced by bacteria, yeasts, and
filamentous fungi, have interesting properties, such as the ability to interact with surfaces as …

Biosurfactants: sustainable and versatile molecules

FG Barbosa, DR Ribeaux, T Rocha… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Biosurfactants are amphipathic molecules produced by plants, animals, and
microorganisms, that present emulsifying properties and may act reducing surface and …

Toxicity profiling of biosurfactants produced by novel marine bacterial strains

GP Voulgaridou, T Mantso, I Anestopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Surface active agents (SAAs), currently used in modern industry, are synthetic chemicals
produced from non-renewable sources, with potential toxic impacts on humans and the …

Multi-method biophysical analysis in discovery, identification, and in-depth characterization of surface‐active compounds

AA Zompra, SA Chasapi, MS Twigg, K Salek… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic surfactants are used in several industries, including manufacturing,
pharmaceutical and cosmetic's, food and feed, agriculture, petroleum and environmental …

Marine microbial-derived antibiotics and biosurfactants as potential new agents against catheter-associated urinary tract infections

S Zhang, X Liang, GM Gadd, Q Zhao - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are among the leading nosocomial
infections in the world and have led to the extensive study of various strategies to prevent …

Design of stimuli-responsive minimalist heptad surfactants for stable emulsions

Y Li, Y Weng, Y Hui, J Wang, L Xu, Y Yang… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Peptide surfactants have been extensively investigated with various applications in
detergents, foods, and pharmaceutics due to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on the potential of ultrasound for blue food protein extraction, modification and impact on bioactive properties

G Pandita, S Sharma, IE Oommen, N Madaan… - Ultrasonics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Food security for the increasing global population is a significant challenge of the current
times particularly highlighting the protein deficiencies. Plant-based proteins could be …

Sustainable production of biofuels and bioderivatives from aquaculture and marine waste

L Alvarado-Ramírez… - Frontiers in Chemical …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The annual global fish production reached a record 178 million tonnes in 2020, which
continues to increase. Today, 49% of the total fish is harvested from aquaculture, which is …

[HTML][HTML] The heat stability of Rhamnolipid containing egg-protein stabilised oil-in-water emulsions

C Russell, AA Zompra, GA Spyroulias, K Salek… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heat stability of egg white stabilised emulsions was studied in the presence of
monoglycerides, lecithin and rhamnolipid biosurfactants. Rhamnolipids have a greater effect …

Immunomodulatory role of microbial surfactants, with special emphasis on fish

SS Giri, HJ Kim, SG Kim, SW Kim, J Kwon… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microbial surfactants (biosurfactants) are a broad category of surface-active biomolecules
with multifunctional properties. They self-assemble in aqueous solutions and are adsorbed …