Abstract
The glycolipids that this chapter focuses on is a case study of trehalose lipids, also known as trehalolipids. Glycolipid biosurfactants are surface active natural compounds produced by several microorganisms with biological activities and potential applications in environmental, medical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Biosurfactants show great potential in therapeutical applications, due to their biological activities. The exact synthetic pathways of the majority of glycolipids are not yet fully known. Various pathways are involved in the biosynthesis of precursors for biosurfactant production, depending on the main carbon source used in the fermentation medium. The factors affecting trehalose lipids production can be divided in two major groups: nutritional and environmental. In the case-study of the trehalose lipid downstream process, although a variety of methods are available, the most commonly used is solvent extraction.
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