Special Issue "Biosurfactants"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Yoshie Maitani
Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Fine Drug Targeting Research Laboratory, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Laurence G. Rahme
Harvard Medical School, 340 Thier Research Building, 50 Blossom Street, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Website: http://genetics.mgh.harvard.edu/RahmeWeb/
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Editorial Advisor
Prof. Dr. Jan Michiels
Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, K.U.Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 box 2460, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Website: http://www.biw.kuleuven.be/dtp/cmpg/spi
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Dear Colleagues,

Biosurfactants are surface-active substances synthesized by living cells. Biosurfactants constitute a variety of microbial extracellular lipids that are produced in large amounts from inexpensive natural sources.

Biosurfactants have been receiving increasing attention due to their unique properties: low toxicity, biodegradability, and biological activities, compared to chemically synthesized counterparts from an earth environmental point of view.

Biosurfactants enhance the solubilization and emulsification of hydrophobic substances and increase their availability for microbial degradation. These compounds can also be used in enhanced oil recovery and may be considered for other potential applications in environmental protection. Other applications include herbicides formulations, detergents, health care and cosmetics.

Prof. Dr. Yoshie Maitani
Guest Editor

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• surfactant
• production
• drug delivery system
• cosmetic
• novel characterization
• environment