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Biosurfactants: Multifunctional Biomolecules of the 21st Century
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Santos DK
; Rufino RD
; Luna JM
; Santos VA
; Sarubbo LA
Int J Mol Sci
2016[Mar]; 17
(3
): 401
PMID26999123
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In the era of global industrialisation, the exploration of natural resources has
served as a source of experimentation for science and advanced technologies,
giving rise to the manufacturing of products with high aggregate value in the
world market, such as biosurfactants. Biosurfactants are amphiphilic microbial
molecules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties that partition at
liquid/liquid, liquid/gas or liquid/solid interfaces. Such characteristics allow
these biomolecules to play a key role in emulsification, foam formation,
detergency and dispersal, which are desirable qualities in different industries.
Biosurfactant production is considered one of the key technologies for
development in the 21st century. Besides exerting a strong positive impact on the
main global problems, biosurfactant production has considerable importance to the
implantation of sustainable industrial processes, such as the use of renewable
resources and "green" products. Biodegradability and low toxicity have led to the
intensification of scientific studies on a wide range of industrial applications
for biosurfactants in the field of bioremediation as well as the petroleum, food
processing, health, chemical, agricultural and cosmetic industries. In this
paper, we offer an extensive review regarding knowledge accumulated over the
years and advances achieved in the incorporation of biomolecules in different
industries.