Boosting the production of innovative bola amphiphiles by applying integrated omics analyses

Address: Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Coupure Links 653, Ghent (Belgium) Bio-degradable and bio-based surface-active agents are a renewable and environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum derived or oleochemical surfactants. A prime example are bolaform sophorolipids (bola SL) produced by Starmerella bombicola, these molecules can be applied in cosmetics, pharma, nanotechnology, detergent industry, ... [1]