Screening and optimization of biosurfactant production by the hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria
Biosurfactants are amphiphilic compounds produced by microorganisms as secondary metabolite. The unique properties of biosurfactants make them possible to replace or to be added to synthetic surfactants which are mainly used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries and in environmental appli...
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6154/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6154/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6154/1/08_Ainon_Hamzah.pdf |