Biosurfactants: Production: Properties:

Providing comprehensive discussions of the physical and chemical properties, manufacture, and industrial uses of biosurfactants, this reference offers first-hand accounts of biosurfactant research of leading biotechnology laboratories. It introduces promising possible uses of biosurfactants in medicine, in environmental control, and for marine organisms. In contributions of more than 30 leading international experts, the text reviews the biosynthetic mechanisms for surfactants and their precursor molecules; explicates the biophysics of microbial surfactants and examines the production of immobilized biocatalysts, lipopeptides, and rhamnolipids. It also presents information on the economics of biosurfactants.

Preface
Contributors
Production
Biosynthetic Mechanisms of Low Molecular Weight Surfactants and Their Precursor Molecules	p. 3
Production of Biosurfactants	p. 65
Prospects and Limits for the Production of Biosurfactants Using Immobilized Biocatalysts	p. 99
Lipopeptide Production by Bacillus licheniformis	p. 135
Integrated Process for Continuous Rhamnolipid Biosynthesis	p. 157
Production, Properties, and Practical Applications of Fungal Polysaccharides	p. 175
Bioconversion of Oils and Sugars to Glycolipids	p. 205
Properties
Genetics of Surface-Active Compounds	p. 231
Biological Activities of Biosurfactants	p. 251
The Biophysics of Microbial Surfactants: Growth on Insoluble Substrates	p. 269
Surface Properties and Function of Alveolar and Airway Surfactant	p. 287
Microbial Lipopolysaccharides	p. 305
Applications
Factors Influencing the Economics of Biosurfactants	p. 329
Biosurfactants for Cosmetics	p. 373
Biosurfactants from Marine Microorganisms	p. 391
Biosurfactants in Food Applications	p. 419
Biosurfactants for Environmental Control	p. 447
Index	p. 471
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