Abstract
Trehalose-containing glycolipids are mainly produced by Gram-positive, high GC content bacteria of Actinomycetales. Their structures are quite diverse in hydrophobic moiety, varying from short simple to long complex fatty acids. Correspondingly, functions and physiochemical properties vary upon structures. From the view of practical use as a biosurfactant, the trehalose lipids from Rhodococcus and the genera other than Mycobacterium are of high potential in application. While, like other kinds of biosurfactants, their relative low productivity limits practical use. And yet, the biosynthesis mechanism of trehalose lipids has been less exploited and needs further investigations.
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Shao, Z. (2011). Trehalolipids. In: Soberón-Chávez, G. (eds) Biosurfactants. Microbiology Monographs, vol 20. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14490-5_5
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