Biosurfactant: A new frontier for greener technology and environmental sustainability

AA Jimoh, J Lin - Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbons, oil, heavy metals pollution is becoming additional severe problem
due to the growing call for crude oil and crude oil products related products in several fields …

Microbial biosurfactants: current trends and applications in agricultural and biomedical industries

PJ Naughton, R Marchant, V Naughton… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Synthetic surfactants are becoming increasingly unpopular in many applications due to
previously disregarded effects on biological systems and this has led to a new focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation, characterization and application of biosurfactant in various industries: A critical review on progress, challenges and perspectives

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, S Prasad, S Rtimi - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the increased use of crude oil and other oil-related products, a large amount of waste
is produced and discharged into the environment. These wastes contain toxic heavy metals …

Microbial biosurfactant as an alternate to chemical surfactants for application in cosmetics industries in personal and skin care products: a critical review

A Karnwal, S Shrivastava… - BioMed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cosmetics and personal care items are used worldwide and administered straight to the
skin. The hazardous nature of the chemical surfactant utilized in the production of cosmetics …

[HTML][HTML] Lactobacillus helveticus: Health effects, current applications, and future trends in dairy fermentation

K Chelladhurai, M Ayyash, MS Turner… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Lactobacillus helveticus is a homofermentative, thermophilic starter bacterium
commonly used in dairy processing to produce cheese and fermented milk. It is known for …

Sustainable microbial biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers for commercial exploitation

K Sałek, SR Euston - Process Biochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Emulsion-based formulations are widely exploited in medicine, food and cosmetics, where
surfactants and emulsifiers play contrasting, but equally important roles. Both are able to …

[HTML][HTML] Lactic acid bacteria biofilms and their antimicrobial potential against pathogenic microorganisms

FC Mgomi, Y Yang, G Cheng, Z Yang - Biofilm, 2023 - Elsevier
The continuous growth of pathogenic microorganisms and associated biofilms poses severe
public health challenges, particularly in food and clinical environments. However, these …

Biosurfactants: production and application prospects in the food industry

BG Ribeiro, JMC Guerra, LA Sarubbo - Biotechnology progress, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There has been considerable interest in the use of biosurfactants due to the diversity of
structures and the possibility of production from a variety of substrates. The potential for …

Antimicrobial, anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm potential of biosurfactants isolated from Pediococcus acidilactici and Lactobacillus plantarum against Staphylococcus …

X Yan, S Gu, X Cui, Y Shi, S Wen, H Chen, J Ge - Microbial pathogenesis, 2019 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants (BS) are amphipathic compounds produced by diverse groups of
microorganisms exhibiting various biological activities. The current study aimed to assess …

Biosurfactant Production by Lactic Acid Bacterium Pediococcus dextrinicus SHU1593 Grown on Different Carbon Sources: Strain Screening Followed by Product …

A Ghasemi, M Moosavi-Nasab, P Setoodeh… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The present study focused on producing and characterizing a type of biosurfactant (BS)
derived from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and its potential applications in pharmaceutical and …