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Surface and Antimicrobial Activity of Sulfobetaines

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Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

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Sulfobetaines belong to the group of zwitterionic surfactants. They are electroneutral salts, which have in the same molecule, two ionic centers with different charge. Due to the specific structure they exhibit excellent properties such as good solubility in water and detergency. In this paper we present surface properties and adsorption parameters of sulfobetaines in water/air systems. From the adsorption isotherms the CMC value, the surface tension and surface pressure at the CMC as well as the efficiency of adsorption were determined. Physicochemical analyses of the data allowed for the further description of adsorption process. Results showed that sulfobetaines exhibit good surface properties especially low CMC and p20 values. Additionally the antimicrobial activity of sulfobetaines solutions against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria were tested by the well-diffusion method. MIC values and growth kinetics were determined by microdilution method. Antimicrobial assays demonstrated that sulfobetaines can be good antibacterial agents, but the activity of surfactants strongly depends on alkyl chain length.

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This research was supported with 03/32/DS-PB/0501 grant.

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  1. Department of Technology and Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Commodity Science, Poznan University of Economics and Business, al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875, Poznan, Poland

    Daria Wieczorek

  2. Department of Natural Science and Quality Assurance, Faculty of Commodity Science, Poznan University of Economics, al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875, Poznan, Poland

    Daniela Gwiazdowska

  3. Institute of Technology and Chemical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Berdychowo 4, 60-965, Poznan, Poland

    Katarzyna Staszak

  4. Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan

    Ying-Lien Chen & Tang-Long Shen

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Wieczorek, D., Gwiazdowska, D., Staszak, K. et al. Surface and Antimicrobial Activity of Sulfobetaines. J Surfact Deterg 19, 813–822 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-016-1838-3

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