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Biosurfactant production by fungi as a sustainable alternative

Produção de biossurfactantes por fungos como uma alternativa sustentável

ABSTRACT:

A wide variety of bacteria is far more exploited than fungi as biosurfactants (BS) or bioemulsifiers (BE), using renewable sources. BS are considered to be environmentally safe and offer advantages over synthetic surfactants. However, the BS yield depends largely on the metabolic pathways of the microorganisms and the nutritional medium. The production of BS or BE uses several cultural conditions, in which a small change in carbon and nitrogen sources affects the quantity of BS or BE produced. The type and quantity of microbial BS or BE produced depend mainly on the producer organism, and factors such as carbon and nitrogen sources, trace elements, temperature and aeration. The diversity of BS or BE makes it interesting to apply them in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, agriculture, public health, food processes, detergents, when treating oily residues, environmental pollution control and bioremediation. Thus, this paper reviews and addresses the biotechnological potential of yeasts and filamentous fungi for producing, characterizing and applying BS or BE.

KEYWORDS:
surface active compounds; agroindustrial substrates; fungi; amphiphilic molecules

RESUMO:

Uma grande variedade de espécies bacterianas é bem mais explorada que os fungos como agentes biossurfactantes (BS) ou bioemulsificantes (BE), usando fontes renováveis. Os BS são considerados ecologicamente seguros e oferecem vantagens sobre os surfactantes sintéticos. Entretanto o rendimento de BS depende grandemente das vias metabólicas dos micro-organismos e do meio nutricional. A produção de BS ou BE utiliza várias condições culturais, em que uma pequena alteração nas fontes de carbono e nitrogênio afeta a produção de BS. O tipo e a quantidade de BS ou BE microbianos produzidos dependem principalmente do organismo produtor e de fatores como fontes de carbono e nitrogênio, oligoelementos, temperatura e aeração. A diversidade de BS ou BE torna-os interessantes para aplicação nos campos farmacêutico, cosmético, da agricultura, da saúde pública, em processos alimentares, detergentes, no tratamento de resíduos oleosos, no controle de poluição ambiental e na biorremediação. Assim, a presente revisão aborda o potencial biotecnológico de leveduras e fungos filamentosos para produção, caracterização e aplicações de BS ou BE .

PALAVRAS-CHAVE:
compostos de superfícies ativas; substratos agroindustriais; fungos; moléculas anfifílicas

INTRODUCTION

Surfactants are chemical compounds, characterized by the presence of amphipathic molecules consisting of hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties, which are partitioned preferentially at the interface between fluid phases with different degrees of polarity and hydrogen bonds. Thus, they reduce surface and interfacial tension, and form microemulsions, in which hydrocarbons can solubilize. The polar portion (head) may be ionic (cationic or anionic), nonionic and amphoteric, while the apolar portion often consists of hydrocarbons and can be solubilized in water (CALVO et al., 2009CALVO, C.; MANZANERA, M.; SILVA-CASTRO, G.A.; UAD, I.; GONZÁLEZ-LÓPEZ, J. Application of bioemulsifiers in soil oil bioremediation processes. Future prospects. Science of the Total Environment, v.407, n.12, p.3634-3640, 2009. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.07.008
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). Therefore, biosurfactants (BS) or bioemulsifiers (BE) are considered the most versatile chemical groups of amphipathic molecules possessing hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains used in various industrial processes. As they have to compete in the market, however, it is essential to produce BS or BE that are eco-friendly and to do so economically (DESAI; BANAT, 1997DESAI, J.D.; BANAT, M. Microbial production of surfactants and their commercial potential. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, v.61, n.1, p.47-64, 1997.; PRADHAN, 2017PRADHAN, A.K. A bioactive microbial compound having various biotechnological activities: biosurfactant. Journal Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, v.1, n.1,1-2, 2017.; BHATTACHARYA et al., 2017BHATTACHARYA, B.; GHOSH, T.K.; DAS, N. Application of bio-surfactants in cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. Scholars Academic Journal Pharmacy, v.6, n.7, p.320-329, 2017. DOI: 10.3390/ijms150712523
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).

BS and BE are amphipathic compounds produced by various microorganisms, and have unique properties, e.g., they are lipophilic and hydrophilic. Their extremities have opposing polarities, represented by an apolar and a polar head. BS or BE accumulate in the air-water and oil-water interfaces and surface (MUTHUSAMY et al., 2008MUTHUSAMY, K.; GOPALAKRISHNAN, S.; KOCHUPAPPY RAVI, T.; SIVACHIDAMBARAM, P. Biosurfactants: properties, commercial production and application. Current Science, v.94, n.6, 736-p.746, 2008.). The main properties of these compounds are: they reduce surface and interfacial tensions; they have hydrophilicity actions; they are ecologically correct and non-toxic; they retain their functionality under extreme conditions of pH and temperature, stability, wettability and dispersion (KOSARIC, 2001KOSARIC, N. Biosurfactants and Their Application for Soil Bioremediation. Food Technology and Biotechnology, v.39, n.4, p.295-304, 2001.). In this context, the large chemical diversity and diverse properties demonstrate that BS can be applied across a wide range of activities, such as biodegradation, emulsification, de-emulsification, and solubilization. They can be produced from renewable sources, and they both remain effective under extreme conditions of pH, salinity and temperature. The BS and BE were more advantageous than the chemical surfactants The microbial BS produced in cold habitats provide a perspective on the most promising future applications (BANAT et al., 2000BANAT, I.M.; MAKKAR, R.S.; CAMEOTRA, S.S. Potential commercial applications of microbial surfactants. Applied Microbiology Biotechnology, v.53, n.5, p.495-508, 2000.; PERFUMO et al., 2018PERFUMO, A.; BANAT, I.M.; MARCHANT, R. Going Green and Cold: Biosurfactants from Low-Temperature Environments to Biotechnology Applications. Trends in biotechnology, v.36, n.3, p.277-289, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.10.016
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).

The BS or BE are classified according to their chemical composition, molecular weight, physicochemical properties, mode of action and microbial origin. For example, those of low molecular weight are fatty acids, glycolipids, cyclic and acyclic lipopeptides, and those of high molecular weight are polysaccharides amphipathic, proteins, lipopolysaccharides, lipoproteins, polymeric and vesicles and microbial cells with surfactant activity, which are classified as particulate biosurfactants. Thus, low molecular weight BS are efficient at reducing surface and interfacial tensions, while high molecular weight BE are more effective in stabilizing oil-in-water emulsions (CALVO et al., 2009CALVO, C.; MANZANERA, M.; SILVA-CASTRO, G.A.; UAD, I.; GONZÁLEZ-LÓPEZ, J. Application of bioemulsifiers in soil oil bioremediation processes. Future prospects. Science of the Total Environment, v.407, n.12, p.3634-3640, 2009. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.07.008
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In the present study, it was found that BS or BE were produced by bacteria (KOMA et al., 2001KOMA, D.; HASUMI, F.; YAMAMOTO, E.; OHTA, T.; CHUNG, S.Y.; KUBO, M. Biodegradation of long-chain n-paraffins from waste oil of car engine by Acinetobacter sp. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, v.91, n.1, p.94-96, 2001. DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(01)80120-1
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; KATEMAI, 2012KATEMAI, W. Biosurfactants from Yeasts: characteristics, production and application. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, v.9, n.1, p.1-8, 2012.), and rarely by filamentous fungi (BATRAKOV et al., 2001; 2003BATRAKOV, S.G.; KONOVA, I.V.; SHEICHENKO, V.I.; GALANINA, L.A. Glycolipids of the filamentous fungus Absidia corymbifera F-295. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, v.123, n.2, p.157-164, 2003. Available from: Available from: https://www.eurekamag.info/research/010/721/010721278.php . Accessed on: Apr. 03 2017.
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).

Natural BS or BE produced by bacteria have been exploited a lot - those produced by yeast a little less, while research studies on filamentous fungi are rare. However, the few filamentous fungi exploited have shown potential to produce BS or BE, with higher yields when compared to those from yeasts, but mainly when compared to those from bacteria (BHARDWAJ et al., 2013BHARDWAJ, G.; CAMEOTRA, S.S.; CHOPRA, H.K. Biosurfactants from fungi: a review - Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology, v.4, n.6, p.1-6, 2013. DOI:10.4172/2157-7463.1000160
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). Therefore, the release of high amounts of BS produced by filamentous fungi has been attributed to cell wall stiffness, as suggested by KIM et al. (2002KIM, H.-S.; JEON, J.-W.; KIM, S.-B.; OH, H.-M.; KWON, T.-J.; YOON, B.-D. Surface and physico-chemical properties of a glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosyl erythritol lipid, from Candida antarctica. Biotechnology Letters, v.24, n.19, p.1637-1641, 2002.; 2006KIM, H.S.; JEON, J.W.; KIM, B.H.; AHN, C.Y.; OH, H.M.; YOON, B.D. Extracellular production of a glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid, by Candida sp. SY16 using fed-batch fermentation. Applied Microbiology Biotechnology, v.70, n.4, p.391-396, 2006. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0092-9
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).

Thus, this paper reviews and addresses the biotechnological potential of filamentous fungi for producing BS or BE, considering the high industrial potential of these organisms, as described by CASTIGLIONI et al. (2009CASTIGLIONI, L.G; BERTOLIN, T.E; COSTA, J.A. Produção de biossurfactantes por Aspergillus fumigatus utilizando resíduos agroindustriais como substrato. Química Nova, v.32, n.2, p.292-295, 2009. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422009000200005.
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-4042200900...
), PELE et al. (2018PELE, M.A.; MONTERO-RODRIGUEZ, D.; RIBEAUX, D.R.; SOUZA, A.F.; LUNA, M.A.C.; SANTIAGO, M.F.; ANDRADE, R.F.S.; SILVA, T.A.L.; SANTIAGO, A.L.C.M.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAK, G.M. Development and improved selected markers to biosurfactant and bioemulsifier production by Rhizopus strains isolated from Caatinga soil. African Journal of Biotechnology, v.17, n.6, p.150-157, 2018. DOI: 10.5897/AJB2017.16230
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), and SILVA et al. (2014SILVA, N.R.A.; LUNA, M.A.; SANTIAGO, A.L.; FRANCO, L.O.; SILVA, G.K.; DE SOUZA, P.M.; OKADA, K.; ALBUQUERQUE, C.D.; DA SILVA, C.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Biosurfactant-and-Bioemulsifier Produced by a Promising Cunninghamella echinulata isolated from Caatinga Soil in the Northeast of Brazil. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.15, n.9, p. 15377-15395, 2014. DOI: 10.3390/ijms150915377.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150915377...
). In addition, using filamentous fungi meets the demands of society for concerns about the environment to be taken into account. This is also reflected in the new legislation and prompts the search for products obtained via microbial, toxicity-free alternatives, rather than depending on commercial surfactants synthesized from petroleum.

Therefore, this paper generates perspectives on how to face the challenges, especially the need to increase knowledge about biochemical pathways of BS or BE production and to assess the biotechnological potential of fungi (yeasts and filamentous fungi) for producing BS or BE. They are a versatile alternative, and it includes the sustainable use of agricultural by-products in the search for new surfactants with wide applicability and which cost less to produce is included. Therefore, this paper indicates the main challenges and the need to increase knowledge about the biochemical pathways of BS production, associated with the biotechnological potential of yeasts and filamentous fungi.

Thus, a versatile and sustainable alternative is presented, considering the high enzymatic capacity of using agricultural and industrial by-products to produce new BS or BE, besides which molecules can be applied widely and reduce production costs. Table 1 shows the studies performed with yeasts, the genera and species most studied, as well as the class of BS, and which biosurfactant is synthesized.

Table 1:
Types of biosurfactants or bioemulsifiers produced by yeasts according to the classification.

It is observed that most yeasts of the genus Candida are the most investigated among different types of BS or BE that have the potential to be produced economically. It is possible that the broader use of yeast to produce these substances with great success is related mainly to its GRAS status (generally considered as safe). Microorganisms that have a GRAS status do not present a risk of inducing toxicity and pathogenic reactions (FONTES et al., 2008FONTES, G.C.; AMARAL, P.F.F.E.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Produção de biossurfactante por levedura. Química Nova, v.40, p.316-323, 2008. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422008000800033
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-4042200800...
). In addition, the versatility of the metabolic pathways of yeast, especially Yarrowia lipolytica, and the perfect stage of Candida lipolytica, both yeasts considered to have unconventional metabolism, is highlighted in view of its growth in a wide variety of substrates with different chemical natures to produce BS and/or in bioremediation (HUA et al., 2003HUA, Z.; CHEN, J.; LUN, S.; WANG, X. Influence of biosurfactants produced by Candida antarctica on surface properties of microorganism and biodegradation of n-alkanes. Water Research, v.37, n.17, p.4143-4150, 2003. DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00380-4
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).

It should be noted that filamentous fungi (Table 2) are less exploited than yeasts, due to their slower growth. However, they are excellent producers of BS or BE, as well as emulsifiers, with stable emulsions, and have an excellent capacity to reduce stress. Moreover, they promote the dispersion of hydrophobic compounds, which enables them to be applied in different sectors (SILVA et al., 2014SILVA, N.R.A.; LUNA, M.A.; SANTIAGO, A.L.; FRANCO, L.O.; SILVA, G.K.; DE SOUZA, P.M.; OKADA, K.; ALBUQUERQUE, C.D.; DA SILVA, C.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Biosurfactant-and-Bioemulsifier Produced by a Promising Cunninghamella echinulata isolated from Caatinga Soil in the Northeast of Brazil. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.15, n.9, p. 15377-15395, 2014. DOI: 10.3390/ijms150915377.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150915377...
; SOUZA AF et al., 2016SOUZA, A.F.; RODRIGUEZ, D.M.; RIBEAUX, D.R.; LUNA, M.A.; LIMA E SILVA, T.; ANDRADE, R.F.; GUSMÃO, N.B.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Waste Soybean Oil and Corn Steep Liquor as Economic Substrates for Bioemulsifier and Biodiesel Production by Candida lipolytica UCP 0998. International Journal of Molecular Science, v.17, n.10, p.1608-1626, 2016. DOI: 10.3390%2Fijms17101608
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; SOUZA PM et al., 2016SOUZA, P.M.; SILVA, T.A.L.; FREITAS-SILVA, M.C.; ANDRADE, R.F.S.; LIMA, M.A.B.; SILVA, P.H.; FONSECA, T.C.S.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Factorial Design based Medium Optimization for the Improved Production of Biosurfactant by Mucor polymorphosphorus. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied, v.5, n.11, p.898-905, 2016. DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2016.511.103
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; PELE et al., 2018PELE, M.A.; MONTERO-RODRIGUEZ, D.; RIBEAUX, D.R.; SOUZA, A.F.; LUNA, M.A.C.; SANTIAGO, M.F.; ANDRADE, R.F.S.; SILVA, T.A.L.; SANTIAGO, A.L.C.M.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAK, G.M. Development and improved selected markers to biosurfactant and bioemulsifier production by Rhizopus strains isolated from Caatinga soil. African Journal of Biotechnology, v.17, n.6, p.150-157, 2018. DOI: 10.5897/AJB2017.16230
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2017.16230...
).

Table 2:
Types of biosurfactants or bioemulsifiers produced by filamentous fungi.

Influence of physico-chemical parameters on the production of biosurfactants or bioemulsifiers

The BS or BE synthesis may be spontaneous or induced by the presence of lipophilic compounds, temperature variations, pH, agitation speed, stress and low concentrations of the nitrogen source. Probably the main source for synthesis of BS or BE is the carbohydrate in the culture medium. The flow of this source regulates both the glycolytic and lipogenic pathways that act to form the hydrophilic portion (head) and the lipid part (tail), depending on the nature of the substrates (SYLDATK; WAGNER 1987SYLDATK, C.; WAGNER, F. Biosurfactants and Biotechnology, Marcel Dekker: New York, cap. 3, 1987.; FONTES et al., 2008FONTES, G.C.; AMARAL, P.F.F.E.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Produção de biossurfactante por levedura. Química Nova, v.40, p.316-323, 2008. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422008000800033
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; 2012FONTES, G.C.; RAMOS, N.M.; AMARA, P.F.F.; NELE, M.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Renewable resources for biosurfactant production by Yarrowia lipolytica. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v.29, n.3, p.483-493, 2012. DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322012000300005
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-6632201200...
) (Fig. 1). However, the carbon sources that influence the production of BS or BE by different strains of microorganisms have been the subject of several studies. Although the production of BS or BE occurs in the presence of water-soluble carbon sources, such as sugars, several studies show that the highest BS or BE production is obtained when hydrophobic substrates are added (KALYANI et al., 2014KALYANI, A.L.T.; SIREESHA, G.N.; SANKAR, G.G.G.; PRABHAKAR, T. Isolation of bio-surfactant producing actinomycetes from terrestrial and marine soils. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, v.5, n.9, p.4015, 2014. DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.5(9).4015-22
https://doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232...
).

Figure 1:
Intermediate metabolism related to the production of biosurfactant or bioemulsifier, using hydrophilic and hydrophobic sources as substrates, according to Fontes et al. (2008FONTES, G.C.; AMARAL, P.F.F.E.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Produção de biossurfactante por levedura. Química Nova, v.40, p.316-323, 2008. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422008000800033
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-4042200800...
).

It is observed in Figure 1 that, when a hydrocarbon is used as a carbon source, microbial metabolism mainly uses the lipolytic pathway and gluconeogenesis (formation of glucose from precursors other than hexoses) that can be used in the production of fatty acids or saccharides. Thus, the production of saccharides is activated by the gluconeogenesis pathway. Oxidation of fatty acids occurs via β-oxidation with the formation of acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) or propionyl coenzyme A (propionyl-CoA), in the case of odd-chain fatty acids. From the formation of acetyl-CoA, the reactions involved in the synthesis of polysaccharide precursors, such as glucose 6-phosphate, are essentially the inverse of those involved in glycolysis. However, the reactions catalyzed by pyruvate kinase and phosphofructokinase-1 are irreversible; therefore, other enzymes, which are unique to gluconeogenesis, are required to bypass such reactions. The main reactions are shown in Figure 2, until the formation of glucose 6-phosphate, as the main precursor of the polysaccharides, disaccharides to be formed to produce the hydrophilic portion of the glycolipids (SYLDATK; WAGNER, 1987SYLDATK, C.; WAGNER, F. Biosurfactants and Biotechnology, Marcel Dekker: New York, cap. 3, 1987.; OCHSNER et al., 1994OCHSNER, U.A.; KOCH, A.K.; FIECHTER, A.; REISER, J. Isolation and characterization of a regulatory gene affecting rhamnolipid biosurfactant synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of bacteriology, v.176, n.7, p.2044-2054, 1994. DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.7.2044-2054.1994
https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.176.7.2044-20...
; FONTES et al., 2008FONTES, G.C.; AMARAL, P.F.F.E.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Produção de biossurfactante por levedura. Química Nova, v.40, p.316-323, 2008. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422008000800033
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-4042200800...
; 2012FONTES, G.C.; RAMOS, N.M.; AMARA, P.F.F.; NELE, M.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Renewable resources for biosurfactant production by Yarrowia lipolytica. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v.29, n.3, p.483-493, 2012. DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322012000300005
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-6632201200...
).

Figure 2:
Intermediate metabolism related to the production of biosurfactant or bioemulsifier using hydrocarbons as substrates, according to Fontes et al. (2008FONTES, G.C.; AMARAL, P.F.F.E.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Produção de biossurfactante por levedura. Química Nova, v.40, p.316-323, 2008. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422008000800033
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-4042200800...
).

The biosynthesis of the emulsifier can take place in the synthesis of the head - hydrophilic portion (carbohydrate) and the hydrophobic part (lipids), whereas the lipid chain length will depend on the carbonic substrate present in the medium (Fig. 2). The authors described in this study that the carbohydrate and lipid syntheses depend on the chemical nature of the substrates used (SYLDATK; WAGNER, 1987SYLDATK, C.; WAGNER, F. Biosurfactants and Biotechnology, Marcel Dekker: New York, cap. 3, 1987.; FONTES et al., 2008FONTES, G.C.; AMARAL, P.F.F.E.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Produção de biossurfactante por levedura. Química Nova, v.40, p.316-323, 2008. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422008000800033
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-4042200800...
; 2012FONTES, G.C.; RAMOS, N.M.; AMARA, P.F.F.; NELE, M.; COELHO, M.A.Z. Renewable resources for biosurfactant production by Yarrowia lipolytica. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v.29, n.3, p.483-493, 2012. DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322012000300005
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-6632201200...
).

The effective cost of biosurfactant or bioemulsifier productions

The literature affirms the economic stand point of BS or BE is not yet competitive with the synthetic surfactants obtained from petroleum (RUFINO et al., 2011RUFINO, R.D.; LUNA, J.M.; SARUBBO, L.A.; RODRIGUES, L.R.M.; TEXEIRA, J.A.C.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Antimicrobial and anti-adhesive potential of a biosurfactant Rufisan produced by Candida lipolytica UCP 0988. Colloids Surfurface and Inteface B, v.84, p.1-5, 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.10.045
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010....
).

Table 3 describes the renewable substrates used to BS or BE productions. However, the use of these biomolecules BS and BE is limited since the cost of production is high, and the production potential is low (PACWA-PLOCINICZAK et al., 2011PACWA-PLOCINICZAK, M.; PLAZA, G.A.; PIOTROWSKA SEGET, Z.; CAMEOTRA, S.S. Environmental applications of biosurfactants: Recent Advances. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.12, n.1, p.633-654, 2011. DOI: 10.3390/ijms12010633
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12010633...
; LUNA et al., 2009LUNA, J.M.; SARUBBO, L.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. A new biosurfactant produced by Candida glabrata UCP1002: characteristics of stability and application in oil recovery. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v.52, n.4, p.785-793, 2009. DOI: 10.1590/S1516-8913200900040000
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-8913200900...
; 2013LUNA, J.M.; RUFINO, R.D.; SARUBBO, L.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Characterisation, surface properties and biological activity of a biosurfactant produced from industrial waste by Candida sphaerica UCP0995 for application in the petroleum industry. Colloids Surface and Interface B, v.102, p.202-209, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.08.008
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012....
).

Table 3:
Renewable substrates as renewable sources for biosurfactant or bioemulsifier productions by yeasts or filamentous fungi.

In order to raise the productivity of BS or BE, several investigations described the successful of these active molecules production depends on the use of renewable substrates from biotechnological processes, as it cuts total costs by around 50%. Despite of that, the purification process is considering another obstacle to producing these compounds from microbial origin (BANAT et al., 2010BANAT, I.M.; FRANZETTI, A.; GANDOLFI, I.; BESTETTI, G.; MARTINOTTI, M.G.; FRACCHIA, L.; SMYTH, T.J.; MARCHANT, R. Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential. Applied Microbiology Biotechnology, v.87, p.427-444, 2010. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2589-0.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2589-...
; 2014BANAT, I.M.; SATPUTE, S.K.; CAMEOTRA, S.S.; PATIL, R.; NYAYANIT, N.V. Cost effective technologies and renewable substrates for biosurfactants’ production. Frontiers in Microbiology, v.5, p.697, 2014. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00697
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00697...
; ROCHA E SILVA et al., 2014SILVA, N.R.A.; LUNA, M.A.; SANTIAGO, A.L.; FRANCO, L.O.; SILVA, G.K.; DE SOUZA, P.M.; OKADA, K.; ALBUQUERQUE, C.D.; DA SILVA, C.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Biosurfactant-and-Bioemulsifier Produced by a Promising Cunninghamella echinulata isolated from Caatinga Soil in the Northeast of Brazil. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.15, n.9, p. 15377-15395, 2014. DOI: 10.3390/ijms150915377.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150915377...
).

BS or BE are considered extracellular secondary metabolites or associated with the cell membrane, the structure of which depends on the ratio of carbon and nitrogen sources. In this case, the BS or BE can be replaced by synthetic surfactants if the cost of the raw material reduces the cost of production (SILVA et al., 2014SILVA, N.R.A.; LUNA, M.A.; SANTIAGO, A.L.; FRANCO, L.O.; SILVA, G.K.; DE SOUZA, P.M.; OKADA, K.; ALBUQUERQUE, C.D.; DA SILVA, C.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Biosurfactant-and-Bioemulsifier Produced by a Promising Cunninghamella echinulata isolated from Caatinga Soil in the Northeast of Brazil. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.15, n.9, p. 15377-15395, 2014. DOI: 10.3390/ijms150915377.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150915377...
; ROCHA E SILVA et al., 2014ROCHA E SILVA, N.M.P.; RUFINO, R.D.; LUNA, J.M.; SANTOS, V.A.; SARUBBO, L.A. Screening of Pseudomonas species for biosurfactant production using low-cost substrates. Biocatalise Agriculture Biotechnology, v.3, p.132-139, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2013.09.005
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2013.09.0...
).

Methods of extraction and characterization of biosurfactants or emulsifiers

The methods for extracting BS are variable and depend on the structure and chemical composition of the BS (MUTHUSAMY et al., 2008MUTHUSAMY, K.; GOPALAKRISHNAN, S.; KOCHUPAPPY RAVI, T.; SIVACHIDAMBARAM, P. Biosurfactants: properties, commercial production and application. Current Science, v.94, n.6, 736-p.746, 2008.), as shown in Table 4. The most used methods are precipitation (acidic, ammonium sulphate) and extraction with organic solvents (methanol, chloroform, ethanol and their associations) (LUNA et al, 2009LUNA, J.M.; SARUBBO, L.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. A new biosurfactant produced by Candida glabrata UCP1002: characteristics of stability and application in oil recovery. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v.52, n.4, p.785-793, 2009. DOI: 10.1590/S1516-8913200900040000
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-8913200900...
, 2013LUNA, J.M.; RUFINO, R.D.; SARUBBO, L.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Characterisation, surface properties and biological activity of a biosurfactant produced from industrial waste by Candida sphaerica UCP0995 for application in the petroleum industry. Colloids Surface and Interface B, v.102, p.202-209, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.08.008
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012....
; CHEN, 2012CHEN, J.; HUANG, P.T.; ZHANG, K.Y.; DING, F.R. Isolation of biosurfactant producers, optimization and properties of biosurfactant produced by Acinetobacter sp. from petroleum-contaminated soil. Journal of Applied Microbiology, v.112, n.4, p.660-671, 2012. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05242.x
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012...
; LIMA et al., 2017LIMA, R.A.; RODRIGUEZ, D.M.; ANDRADE, R.F.S.; TAKAI, G.C. Production and characterization of biosurfactant isolated from Candida glabrata using renewable substrates. African Journal of Microbiology Research, v.11, n.6, p.237-244, 2017. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2016.8341
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2016.8341...
).

Table 4:
Extraction methods related to the properties of biosurfactants

Precipitation is the most cited technique in the literature, and acidification, using hydrochloric acid (HCL), is common for extracting crude BS. This method consists of acidifying the cell free metabolic liquid to a pH 2-3 value. Another method to isolate BS is using ammonium sulphate precipitation, which follows a protocol similar to that one of acid precipitation, with the differential of the need for sample dialysis to remove salt in the final process (ANTUNES et al., 2013ANTUNES, A.A.; ARAÚJO, H.W.C.; ALVES DA SILVA, C.A.; ALBUQUERQUE, C.D.C.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Biosurfactant production by Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472 using corn steep liquor and corn post-frying oil as nutrientes. Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, v.80, n.3, p.334-341, 2013. DOI: 10.1590/S1808-16572013000300011
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1808-1657201300...
). Organic solvents such as ethanol and acetone are also commonly used to extract BS and are still a method that favors the reuse of solvents (SILVA et al., 2014SILVA, N.R.A.; LUNA, M.A.; SANTIAGO, A.L.; FRANCO, L.O.; SILVA, G.K.; DE SOUZA, P.M.; OKADA, K.; ALBUQUERQUE, C.D.; DA SILVA, C.A.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Biosurfactant-and-Bioemulsifier Produced by a Promising Cunninghamella echinulata isolated from Caatinga Soil in the Northeast of Brazil. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.15, n.9, p. 15377-15395, 2014. DOI: 10.3390/ijms150915377.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150915377...
). On the other hand, extraction with organic solvents favors the high yield of biosurfactants. However, it is a time-consuming and costly process (MUTHUSAMY et al., 2008MUTHUSAMY, K.; GOPALAKRISHNAN, S.; KOCHUPAPPY RAVI, T.; SIVACHIDAMBARAM, P. Biosurfactants: properties, commercial production and application. Current Science, v.94, n.6, 736-p.746, 2008.; ANDRADE et al., 2015ANDRADE, R.F.S.; ANTUNES, A.A.; LIMA, R.A.; ARAÚJO, H.W.C.; RESENDE-STOIANOFF, M.A.; FRANCO, L.O.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Enhanced Production of a Glycolipid Biosurfactant produced by Candida glabrata UCP/WFCC1556 for Application in Dispersion and Removal of Petroderivatives. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, v.4, n.7, p.563-576, 2015.).

The main methods to characterize surfactants, according to LIMA et al. (2017LIMA, R.A.; RODRIGUEZ, D.M.; ANDRADE, R.F.S.; TAKAI, G.C. Production and characterization of biosurfactant isolated from Candida glabrata using renewable substrates. African Journal of Microbiology Research, v.11, n.6, p.237-244, 2017. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2016.8341
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2016.8341...
), feature:

  • the ability to reduce surface and interfacial tension due to the formation of a molecular film;

  • the ability to form stable macro and microemulsions of hydrocarbons in water or water in hydrocarbons;

  • the formation of micelles;

  • their antimicrobial properties.

Some authors describe the most important properties evaluated in the search for new and powerful BS for industrial application, for example: being able to reduce surface and interfacial tension, a critical micellar concentration (CMC), the ability to form emulsions and to maintain the stability of them (MUTHUSAMY et al., 2008MUTHUSAMY, K.; GOPALAKRISHNAN, S.; KOCHUPAPPY RAVI, T.; SIVACHIDAMBARAM, P. Biosurfactants: properties, commercial production and application. Current Science, v.94, n.6, 736-p.746, 2008.; PACWA-PLOCINICZAK, et al., 2011PACWA-PLOCINICZAK, M.; PLAZA, G.A.; PIOTROWSKA SEGET, Z.; CAMEOTRA, S.S. Environmental applications of biosurfactants: Recent Advances. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.12, n.1, p.633-654, 2011. DOI: 10.3390/ijms12010633
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12010633...
; JAMAL et al., 2012JAMAL, P.; NAWAWI, W.; NAWAWI, W.M.F.W.; ALAM, Z. Optimum medium components for biosurfactant production by Klebsiella pneumoniae WMF02 utilizing sludge palm oil as a substrate. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, v.6, n.1, p.100-108, 2012.).

Applications of biosurfactants

The surface-active compounds produced by microorganisms have the potential to be applied, based on their functional properties, which include: emulsification, separation, wetting, solubilization, demulsification, inhibition of corrosion, and reduction of liquid viscosity and of surface tension. Thus, biosurfactants divide the interface between fluids with different degrees of polarity and hydrogen bonds such as air/water or oil/interfacial water. Therefore, due to these properties, biosurfactants are able to diminish the surface and interfacial tension and to form microemulsions, in which the hydrocarbons can be solubilized in water, or water emulsions can be formed using hydrocarbons. Therefore, BS of fungal origin have wide application and can be used in several industrial sectors that use chemical surfactants. Such industries include: petroleum, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture with regard to formulating herbicides and pesticides, and the production of personal hygiene products and food processing, as described by NITSCHKE; PASTORE (2002NITSCHKE, M.; PASTORE, G.M. Biossurfactantes: propriedades e aplicações. Química Nova, São Paulo, v.25, n.5, p.772-776, 2002. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422002000500013
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-4042200200...
), confirmed by the literature (Table 1), and presented in Table 5 (BANAT et al., 2000BANAT, I.M.; MAKKAR, R.S.; CAMEOTRA, S.S. Potential commercial applications of microbial surfactants. Applied Microbiology Biotechnology, v.53, n.5, p.495-508, 2000.; BHARDWAJ et al., 2013BHARDWAJ, G.; CAMEOTRA, S.S.; CHOPRA, H.K. Biosurfactants from fungi: a review - Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology, v.4, n.6, p.1-6, 2013. DOI:10.4172/2157-7463.1000160
https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7463.100016...
; LIMA et al., 2016LIMA, J.M.S.; PEREIRA, J.O.; BATISTA, I.H.; COSTA NETO, P.Q.; DOS SANTOS, J.C.; ARAÚJO, S.P.; PANTOJA, M.C.; MOTA, A.J.; AZEVEDO, J.L. Potential biosurfactant producing endophytic and epiphytic fungi, isolated from macrophytes in the Negro River in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. African Journal Biotechnology, v.15, n.24, p.1217-1223, 2016. DOI: 10.5897/AJB2015.15131
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2015.15131...
; 2017LIMA, R.A.; RODRIGUEZ, D.M.; ANDRADE, R.F.S.; TAKAI, G.C. Production and characterization of biosurfactant isolated from Candida glabrata using renewable substrates. African Journal of Microbiology Research, v.11, n.6, p.237-244, 2017. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2016.8341
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2016.8341...
; SOUZA AF et al., 2016SOUZA, A.F.; RODRIGUEZ, D.M.; RIBEAUX, D.R.; LUNA, M.A.; LIMA E SILVA, T.; ANDRADE, R.F.; GUSMÃO, N.B.; CAMPOS-TAKAKI, G.M. Waste Soybean Oil and Corn Steep Liquor as Economic Substrates for Bioemulsifier and Biodiesel Production by Candida lipolytica UCP 0998. International Journal of Molecular Science, v.17, n.10, p.1608-1626, 2016. DOI: 10.3390%2Fijms17101608
https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fijms17101608...
; SOUZA KST et al., 2017SOUZA, K.S.T.; GUDIÑA, E.J.; AZEVEDO, Z.; FREITAS, V.; SCHWANA, R.F.; RODRIGUES, L.R.; DIAS, D.R.; TEIXEIRA, J.A. New glycolipid biosurfactants produced by the yeast strain Wickerhamomyces anomalus CCMA 0358. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, v.154, p.373-382, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.03.041
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017....
; AGHAJANI et al., 2018AGHAJANI, M.; RAHIMPOUR, A.; AMANI, H.; TAHERZADEH, M.J. Rhamnolipid as new bio-agent for cleaning of ultrafiltration membrane fouled by whey. Engineering in Life Science, v.18, n.5, p.272-280, 2018. DOI:10.1002/elsc.201700070
https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201700070...
).

Table 5:
Functions and applications of biosurfactants.

CONCLUSION

BS synthesized by yeast are the most studied, while there are not many studies on BS production by filamentous fungi. However, microorganisms isolated from soils, mangrove sediments and contaminated areas demonstrate excellent production potential, as well as the metabolic ability to use renewable substrates to produce high value surfactants and BE.

The components of culture media, especially carbon sources, for the production of BS are divided into three categories: carbohydrates, hydrocarbons and vegetable oils. BS can be extracted, recovered and characterized by simple and low cost techniques. Therefore, using BS produced by fungi from renewable sources becomes a versatile and sustainable alternative that should be encouraged, in view of society’s demands for ecologically safe products obtained through green technologies.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq), Foundation of Support to the Science and Technology of Pernambuco (Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco - FACEPE), and Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES), for financial support and the fellowships for the training of human resources.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    2018

History

  • Received
    06 June 2017
  • Accepted
    23 Mar 2018
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