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Title Biosurfactants / edited by Ramkrishna Sen
Published New York, N.Y. : Springer Science+Business Media ; Austin, Tex. : Landes Bioscience, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 331 pages) : illustrations
Series Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 672
Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 672.
Contents Screening concepts for the isolation of biosurfactant producing microorganisms / Vanessa Walter, Christoph Syldatk, and Rudolf Hausmann -- Molecular genetics of biosurfactant synthesis in microorganisms / Surekha K. Satpute [and others] -- Interaction of dirhamnolipid biosurfactants with phospholipid membranes : a molecular level study / Antonio Ortiz, Francisco J. Aranda, and Jose A. Teruel -- Microbial surfactants and their potential applications : an overview / Ashis K. Mukherjee and Kishore Das -- Microbial biosurfactants and biodegradation / Owen P. Ward -- Biomedical and therapeutic applications of biosurfactants / Lígia R. Rodrigues and José A. Teixeira -- Microbial surfactants of marine origin : potentials and prospects / Palashpriya Das [and others] -- Biomimetic amphiphiles : properties and potential use / S.K. Mehta [and others] -- Applications of biological surface active compounds in remediation technologies / Andrea Franzetti, Elena Tamburini, and Ibrahim M. Banat -- Possibilities and challenges for biosurfactants use in petroleum industry / Amedea Perfumo, Ivo Rancich, and Ibrahim M. Banat -- Bacterial biosurfactants and their role in microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) / J.M. Khire -- Molecular engineering aspects for the production of new and modified biosurfactants / Alexander Koglin, Volker Doetsch, and Frank Bernhard -- Rhamnolipid surfactants : alternative substrates, new strategies / Maria Benincasa [and others] -- Selected microbial glycolipids : production, modification, and characterization / Olof Palme [and others] -- Production of microbial biosurfactants by solid-state cultivation / Nadia Krieger, Doumit Camilios Neto, and David Alexander Mitchell -- Rhamnolipid biosurfactants : production and their potential in environmental biotechnology / Orathai Pornsunthorntawee, Panya Wongpanit, and Ratana Rujiravanit -- Biosurfactant's role in bioremediation of NAPL and fermentative production / Sanket J. Joshi and Anjana J. Desai -- Biosurfactants from yeasts : characteristics, production, and application / Priscilla F.F. Amaral [and others] -- Environmentally friendly biosurfactants produced by yeasts / Galba M. Campos-Takaki, Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, and Clarissa Daisy C. Albuquerque -- Synthesis of biosurfactants and their advantages to microorganisms and mankind / Swaranjit Singh Cameotra [and others] -- Enrichment and purification of lipopeptide biosurfactants / Simon C. Baker and Chien-Yen Chen -- Production of surface active compounds by biocatalyst technology / Smita Sachin Zinjarde and Mahua Ghosh -- Structural and molecular characteristics of lichenysin and its relationship with surface activity / Anuradha S. Nerukar -- Surfactin : biosynthesis, genetics, and potential applications / Ramkrishna Sen
Summary The microbial world has given us many surprises including microbes that grow under extremely harsh conditions (122C at 40 MPa), novel metabolisms such as the uranium and perchlorate reduction, and novel chemicals that can be used to control diseases. We continually face new and difficult problems such as the need to transition to more carbon-neutral energy sources and to find eco-friendly chemicals and to find new drugs to treat disease. Will it be possible to tap into the seemingly limitless potential of microbial activity to solve our current and future problems?The answer to this question is probably yes. We are already looking to the microbial world to provide new energy sources, green chemicals to replace those made from petroleum, and new drugs to fight disease. To help us along these paths, we are deciphering how microorganisms interact with each other. We know that microbial populations interact and communicate with each other. The language that microbes use is chemical where small molecules are exchanged among different microbial cells. Sometimes, these chemicals suppress activities of competitors and could be used as antibiotics or may have other therapeutic uses. Other times, the chemicals stimulate complex responses in microbial populations such as fruiting body or biofilm formation. By understanding the conversation that microbes are having among themselves, e. g
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Subject Biosurfactants.
Surface-Active Agents -- therapeutic use
Biotechnology -- methods
Surface-Active Agents -- chemical synthesis
Surface-Active Agents -- metabolism
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Biosurfactants
Form Electronic book
Author Sen, Ramkrishna, 1966-
ISBN 9781441959799
1441959793