S. No. Fungi/ type of biosurfactant Inventor Title of the patent Publication No. Publication Date/
Year
1. Sophorolipid producer Borzeix F Sophorolipids as stimulating agent of dermal fibroblast metabolism US 6057302 A 2 May 2000
2. Sophorolipid producer  Borzeix F, Concaix Use of sophorolipids comprising diacetyl lactones as agent for stimulating skin fibroblast metabolism US 6596265 B1 22 July 2003
3. C. albicans,
C. rugosa,
C. tropicalis,
C. lipolytica,
C. torulopsis
Awada S, spendlove R, Awada M Microbial biosurfactants as agents for controlling pests US 20050266036 A1 1 Dec 2005
4. Sophorolipid producer Gross RA, Shah V, Doncel GF Spermicidal and virucidal properties of various forms of sophorolipids WO 2005089522 A2 29 Sept. 2005
5. Sophorolipid producer Cox TF, Crawford RJ, Gregory LG, Hosking SL, Kotsakis P Mild to the skin, foaming detergent composition WO2011120776 A1 6 Oct 2011
6. Candida bombicola ATCC 22214. Soetaert W, De MS, Saerens K, Roelants S, Van BI Yeast strains modified in their sophorolipid production and uses thereof EP 2580321 A1 17 Apr 2013
Table 1: Patents on biosurfactants produced by fungi.