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Biosurfactants

From Genes to Applications

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Gloria Soberón-Chávez

    1. Inst. Biotecnología, Dept. Microbiologia Molecular/, UNAM, Cuernavaca, MOR., Mexico

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  • A valuable source of information for scientists in microbiology, biochemistry and biotechnology
  • Covers the current knowledge and the most recent advances in the field of microbial biosurfactants
  • Each chapter is written by one or more expert scientist working on a particular class of biosurfactants
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Microbiology Monographs (MICROMONO, volume 20)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Biosurfactants: A General Overview

    • Gloria Soberón-Chávez, Raina M. Maier
    Pages 1-11

  3. Rhamnolipids: Detection, Analysis, Biosynthesis, Genetic Regulation, and Bioengineering of Production

    • Ahmad Mohammad Abdel-Mawgoud, Rudolf Hausmann, Francois Lépine, Markus M. Müller, Eric Déziel
    Pages 13-55

  4. Surfactin and Other Lipopeptides from Bacillus spp.

    • Philippe Jacques
    Pages 57-91

  5. Serrawettins and Other Surfactants Produced by Serratia

    • Tohey Matsuyama, Taichiro Tanikawa, Yoji Nakagawa
    Pages 93-120

  6. Trehalolipids

    • Zongze Shao
    Pages 121-143

  7. Mannosylerythritol Lipids: Microbial Production and Their Applications

    • J. Arutchelvi, M. Doble
    Pages 145-177

  8. Sophorolipids

    • Inge N. A. Van Bogaert, Wim Soetaert
    Pages 179-210

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 211-216
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About this book

Biosurfactants, tensio-active compounds produced by living cells, are now gaining increasing interest due to their potential applications in many different industrial areas in which to date almost exclusively synthetic surfactants have been used. Their unique structures and characteristics are just starting to be appreciated. In addition, biosurfactants are considered to be environmentally “friendly,” relatively non-toxic and biodegradable. This Microbiology Monographs volume deals with the most recent advances in the field of microbial biosurfactants, such as rhamnolipids, serrawettins, trehalolipids, mannosylerythritol lipids, sophorolipids, surfactin and other lipopeptides. Each chapter reviews the characteristics of an individual biosurfactant including the physicochemical properties, the chemical structures, the role in the physiology of the producing microbes, the biosynthetic pathways, the genetic regulation, and the potential biotechnological applications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Inst. Biotecnología, Dept. Microbiologia Molecular/, UNAM, Cuernavaca, MOR., Mexico

    Gloria Soberón-Chávez

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biosurfactants

  • Book Subtitle: From Genes to Applications

  • Editors: Gloria Soberón-Chávez

  • Series Title: Microbiology Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14490-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-14489-9Published: 01 October 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26524-2Published: 05 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-14490-5Published: 29 September 2010

  • Series ISSN: 1862-5576

  • Series E-ISSN: 1862-5584

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 216

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Microbiology

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