2006-08-21 08:57:29 · 4 answers · asked by Sundar r 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Your answer is NONE to my knowledge,.. i searched the link a fellow answerer has given it has no reference to your question,.. and your answer remains the same-none
2006-08-22 04:27:07 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Gagan Saini 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are not enzymes..
Generally, these are water-soluble surface-active agents comprised of a hydrophobic portion, usually a long alkyl chain, attached to hydrophilic or water solubility enhancing functional groups.
Surfactants can be categorized according to the charge present in the hydrophilic portion of the molecule (after dissociation in aqueous solution):
anionic surfactants
nonionic surfactants
cationic surfactants
ampholytic surfactants
U may visit this website for further info on Surfactant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactant
2006-08-22 02:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by Jacuti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most surfactants (surface acting agents) are not enzymes at all, but detergents or detergent-like molecules. The most popular are the quaternary ammonium salts, or "quats". They generally are amphipathic, and so can lift oily stains from a surface in water.
2006-08-21 23:08:42 · answer #3 · answered by microbioprofessor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A proprietary fermentation of innocuous yeast strains.
2006-08-21 16:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by FreddyBoy1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋