Marine-Derived Surface Active Agents: Health-Promoting Properties and Blue Biotechnology-Based Applications

Biomolecules

Mihalis I. Panayiotidis¹  Ariel Klavaris²  Despina-Evgenia Kiousi²  Alex Galanis²  Aglaia Pappa²  Ioannis Anestopoulos²  Georgios A. Spyroulias³  Aikaterini A. Zompra³  Stylliani A. Chasapi³  Alba Suarez⁴  Annabel Serpico⁴  Guiomar Sanchez⁴  Monica Maijo⁴  Lourdes Gombau⁴  Stephen R. Euston⁵  Karina Salek⁵ 

[1] Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK;Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece;Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, 26504 Patra, Greece;Division of Health & Biomedicine, LEITAT Technological Centre, 08005 Barcelona, Spain;Institute of Mechanical, Process & Energy Engineering, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK;

关键词: surface active agents;    biosurfactants;    anti-microbial;    anti-oxidant;    anti-viral;    anti-inflammatory;   

DOI  :  10.3390/biom10060885

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Surface active agents are characterized for their capacity to adsorb to fluid and solid-water interfaces. They can be classified as surfactants and emulsifiers based on their molecular weight (MW) and properties. Over the years, the chemical surfactant industry has been rapidly increasing to meet consumer demands. Consequently, such a boost has led to the search for more sustainable and biodegradable alternatives, as chemical surfactants are non-biodegradable, thus causing an adverse effect on the environment. To these ends, many microbial and/or marine-derived molecules have been shown to possess various biological properties that could allow manufacturers to make additional health-promoting claims for their products. Our aim, in this review article, is to provide up to date information of critical health-promoting properties of these molecules and their use in blue-based biotechnology (i.e., biotechnology using aquatic organisms) with a focus on food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical/biomedical applications.

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