Effect of the polyoxyethylene chain length of triton x surfactants on the adsolubilization of reconstituted wax model compounds

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 293-297

  Tamura, Hiroto ^a   Yamasaki, Koji ^a   Isomoto, Kumiko ^a   Yoshikawa, Hiromichi ^b  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU KYORITSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Epicuticular wax; Micelle; Penetration; Solubilization

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY;

MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0036479361     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.293     Document Type: Article

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