title: Microbial surfactants and their potential applications: an overview.
abstract: Biosurfactant or microbial surfactants produced by microbes are structurally diverse and heterogeneous groups of surface-active amphipathic molecules. They are capable of reducing surface and interfacial tension and have a wide range of industrial and environmental applications. The present chapter reviews the biochemical properties of different classes of microbial surfactants and their potential application in different industrial sectors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur-784 028, Assam, India. akm@tezu.ernet.in
authors.forename: Ashis K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Kishore
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D003902:Detergents / Q000737:chemistry; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D019649:Food Industry; D007221:Industry; D008967:Molecular Biology; D010575:Pesticides / Q000737:chemistry; D010578:Petroleum; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D003902:Detergents; D010575:Pesticides; D010578:Petroleum; D013501:Surface-Active Agents