Location: Natural Products Utilization Research
Title: Fungal biosurfactants: applications in agriculture, medicine, industry and in environmental bioremediation processesAuthor
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DRUMOND DE SOUZA, LAUREN - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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COSTA BARRETO, DEBORA - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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DA COSTA COELHO, LIVIA - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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AMANCIO TEIXEIRA, ELISA - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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NICOLAU GONCALVES, VIVIAN - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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MUZETTI RIBEIRO, JULIA - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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GONTIJO RABELO, NATANA - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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DE OLIVEIRA ALVES, STEPHANIE - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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DA SILVA, LAURA BEATRIZ - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
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Cantrell, Charles |
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DUKE, STEPHEN - University Of Mississippi |
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HENRIQUE ROSA, LUIZ - Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais |
Submitted to: Biosurfactants and Sustainability: From Biorefineries Production to Versatile Applications
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 12/20/2022 Publication Date: 5/4/2023 Citation: Drumond De Souza, L.M., Costa Barreto, D.L., Da Costa Coelho, L., Amancio Teixeira, E.A., Nicolau Goncalves, V., Muzetti Ribeiro, J.P., Gontijo Rabelo, N., De Oliveira Alves, S.E., Da Silva, L.M., Cantrell, C.L., Duke, S.O., Henrique Rosa, L. 2023. Fungal biosurfactants: applications in agriculture, medicine, industry and in environmental bioremediation processes. In: Marcelino, P.R.F., Da Silva, S.S., Lopez, A.O., editors. Biosurfactants and Sustainability: From Biorefineries Production to Versatile Applications. Hoboken, NJ:John Wiley & Sons Ltd. p 243-254. Interpretive Summary: The many and versatile uses of fungal-produced biosurfactants are summarized. These include use as agricultural pesticides, pesticide adjuvants and formulation ingredients, insecticides for use against disease vector insects, pharmaceuticals, industrial materials, food ingredients, and environmental bioremediation products. Few classes if biomolecules have such broad utility for use by humans. The progress in use of fungal biosurfactants in these different areas is not uniform, but future research is likely to increase the utilization of these toxicologically and environmentally safe compounds. Technical Abstract: The many and versatile uses of fungal-produced biosurfactants are summarized. These include use as agricultural pesticides, pesticide adjuvants and formulation ingredients, insecticides for use against disease vector insects, pharmaceuticals, industrial materials, food ingredients, and environmental bioremediation products. Few classes if biomolecules have such broad utility for use by humans. The progress in use of fungal biosurfactants in these different areas is not uniform, but future research is likely to increase the utilization of these toxicologically and environmentally safe compounds. |