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

• Main Authors: Mohd. Hafez Mohd Isa,, Richard Frazier .A,, Paula Jauregi,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2639/1/15_Mohd_Hafez.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2639/; http:www.ukm.my/jsm/

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...