Biotechnological methods of synthesis of biosurfactants Part I. Enzymatic synthesis of surfactants

• Authors: W. Bednarski
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Surface active agents (surfactants) are generally amphiphilic substances consisting of hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties. They have many applications in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industry, pollution control, etc. Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3; acyloglycerol hydrolase) have many applications and they are able to catalyze synthesis of biosurfactants ie. mono- and diacyloglycerols, carbohydrate esters of fatty acids etc. These products are biodegradable, natural, non-toxic and aceptable by consumers. In this article enzymatic methods of synthesis of biosurfactants are presented.

Keywords

EN

BIOSURFACTANT; ENZYME; LIPASE; MONOACYLGLYCEROL

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 1999
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 7-23

Contributors

author

W. Bednarski

• Document Type: review
• Publication order reference: W. Bednarski, Instytut Biotechnologii Zywnosci, Akademia Rolniczo-Techniczna w Olsztynie, ul. J. Heweliusza 1, 10-724 Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland