Effects of Different Cultivation Parameters on the Production of Surfactin Variants by a Bacillus subtilis Strain.

ABSTRACT: Surfactins are lipopeptide-type biosurfactants produced mainly by Bacillus species, consisting of a peptide loop of seven amino acids and a hydrophobic fatty acid chain (C₁₂⁻C₁₆). These molecules have been proven to exhibit various biological activities; thus, their therapeutic and environmental applications are considered. Within the surfactin lipopeptide family, there is a wide spectrum of different homologues and isomers; to date, more than 30 variants have been described. Since the newest members of these lipopeptides were described recently, there is no information that is available on their characteristic features, e.g., the dependence of their production from different cultivation parameters. This study examined the effects of both the different carbon s

SUBMITTER: Bartal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6222309 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature