title: Biosurfactants, bioemulsifiers and exopolysaccharides from marine microorganisms.
abstract: Marine biosphere offers wealthy flora and fauna, which represents a vast natural resource of imperative functional commercial grade products. Among the various bioactive compounds, biosurfactant (BS)/bioemulsifiers (BE) are attracting major interest and attention due to their structural and functional diversity. The versatile properties of surface active molecules find numerous applications in various industries. Marine microorganisms such as Acinetobacter, Arthrobacter, Pseudomonas, Halomonas, Myroides, Corynebacteria, Bacillus, Alteromonas sp. have been studied for production of BS/BE and exopolysaccharides (EPS). Due to the enormity of marine biosphere, most of the marine microbial world remains unexplored. The discovery of potent BS/BE producing marine microorganism would enhance the use of environmental biodegradable surface active molecule and hopefully reduce total dependence or number of new application oriented towards the chemical synthetic surfactant industry. Our present review gives comprehensive information on BS/BE which has been reported to be produced by marine microorganisms and their possible potential future applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Pune, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Surekha K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Satpute
authors.forename: Ibrahim M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Banat
authors.forename: Prashant K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Dhakephalkar
authors.forename: Arun G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Banpurkar
authors.forename: Balu A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Chopade
mesh_terms: D045703:Emulsifying Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry; D016946:Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci / Q000737:chemistry; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D045703:Emulsifying Agents; D006017:Glycolipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013501:Surface-Active Agents