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Structural Properties of Biosurfactants of Lab

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Biosurfactants of Lactic Acid Bacteria

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Abstract

Unlike surfactants of chemical origin, which are characterized according to their nature, biosurfactants are generally characterized mostly by their chemical composition and origin. Biosurfactants are composed of hydrophilic moiety (polar, head) containing of amino acids, peptides, polysaccharides; and hydrophobic moiety (nonpolar tail) composed of fatty acids. The main cause that confines its commercialization is the inadequate knowledge of structural composition, so as to limiting its application as pharmaceuticals and therapeutic agents. Generally, biosurfactants obtained from LAB are found as multicomponent mixtures composed of polysaccharides, lipids, phosphate groups, and proteins. Structural properties are vital to design customized biosurfactants based on specific applications. Still, only inadequate information is available in the literature related to the biosurfactants derived from the LAB. Development in advanced chromatographic techniques, enhanced purification of the biosurfactant, and production from simpler medium could lead to determine structurally purified biosurfactants for future applications in food and therapeutics formulations.

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  1. School of Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

    Deepansh Sharma

  2. Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

    Baljeet Singh Saharan

  3. Division of Dairy Microbiology, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India

    Shailly Kapil

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Sharma, D., Saharan, B.S., Kapil, S. (2016). Structural Properties of Biosurfactants of Lab. In: Biosurfactants of Lactic Acid Bacteria. SpringerBriefs in Microbiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26215-4_4

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