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| Santos,A.P.P.; Silva,M.D.S.; Costa,E.V.L.; Rufino,R.D.; Santos,V.A.; Ramos,C.S.; Sarubbo,L.A.; Porto,A.L.F.. |
| Surfactants are amphipathic compounds containing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, capable to lower the surface or interfacial tension. Considering the advantages of the use of biosurfactants produced by microorganisms, the aim of this paper was to develop and characterize a biosurfactant produced by Streptomyces sp. DPUA1559 isolated from lichens of the Amazon region. The microorganism was cultured in a mineral medium containing 1% residual frying soybean oil as the carbon source. The kinetics of biosurfactant production was accompanied by reducing the surface tension of the culture medium from 60 to values around 27.14 mN/m, and by the emulsification index, which showed the efficiency of the biosurfactant as an emulsifier of hydrophobic compounds.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biosurfactant; Surface tension; Emulsification; Streptomyces; Soybean frying oil. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000200606 |
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