Surface activity of surfactin recovered and purified from fermentation broth using a two-step Ultrafiltration (Uf) Process

B. subtilis under certain types of media and fermentation conditions can produce surfactin, a biosurfactant which belongs to the lipopeptide class. Surfactin has exceptional surfactant activity, and exhibits some interesting biological characteristics such as antibacterial activity, antitumoral acti...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Hafez Mohd Isa (Author), Richard Frazier .A (Author), Paula Jauregi (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2011-09.
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