AFM	Atomic force microscopy
BE	Bioemulsifier
BS	Biosurfactant
cac	Critical aggregation concentration
CD	Circular dichroism
cmc	Critical micellar concentration
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
E24	Emulsification index
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
HPB	Hydrophobin
LC–MSMS	Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
MALDI–TOF	Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight
SDS–PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
TCA	Trichloroacetic acid
ThT	Thioflavin T
TLC	Thin layer chromatography