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SCREENING OF PRODUCTION OF BIOSURFACTANTS IN SELECTED BACTERIA

PERNICOVÁ, I. KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ, O. KUČERA, D. OBRUČA, S.

Original Title

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Microbial surface active substances (biosurfactants) are amphiphilic compounds produced by numerous microorganisms. These bio-based molecules reveal a number of advantages over oil-based surfactants. Biosurfactants are not toxic and, moreover, are fully biodegradable. Moreover, they can also be obtained from renewable sources and operate within a wide range of pH, temperature or salinity. Therefore, they might be used in numerous applications including those requiring non-toxicity and biocompatibility. Apart from biosurfactant biosynthesis, many bacteria produce also polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) - microbial polyesters that are considered biodegradable and renewable alternatives to petrochemical polymers. It should be noted, that PHA is an intracellular product whereas biosurfactants are extracellular, so it would be interesting to produce both valuable metabolites in a single biotechnological process.

Keywords

Polyhydroxyalcanoate, biosurfactants, screening method,

Authors

PERNICOVÁ, I.; KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ, O.; KUČERA, D.; OBRUČA, S.

Released

21. 11. 2018

Location

Praha

ISBN

2336-8128

Periodical

International Conference on Chemical Technology

State

Czech Republic

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URL

http://www.icct.cz/AngiologyKlon-ICCT/media/system/2018/ICCT-2018-Proceedings.pdf

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT151428,
  author="Iva {Buchtíková} and Olga {Kratochvílová} and Dan {Kučera} and Stanislav {Obruča}",
  title="SCREENING OF PRODUCTION OF BIOSURFACTANTS IN SELECTED BACTERIA",
  booktitle="International Conference on Chemical Technology",
  year="2018",
  journal="International Conference on Chemical Technology",
  pages="70--73",
  address="Praha",
  issn="2336-8128",
  url="http://www.icct.cz/AngiologyKlon-ICCT/media/system/2018/ICCT-2018-Proceedings.pdf"
}