Sophorose

Sophorose is a disaccharide component of the microbial glycolipids produced by yeast termed sophorolipids. Due to their hydrophobic nature, sophorolipids are often employed as biosurfactants.{23604} Sophorolipids also demonstrate antibacterial, antifungal, spermicidal, virucidal, and anti-cancer activities.{23603,23602} Sophorose has been identified as a potent inducer of cellulase gene expression in studies of T. reesei fermentation.{23605}