Production of bioemulsifier by an unusual isolate of salmon/red melanin containing Rhodotorula glutinis

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 164-171

  Oloke, J K ^a   Glick, B R ^b  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioemulsifier; Rhodosporidium toruloides; Rhodotorula glutinis; Teleomorph

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EMULSIFYING AGENT; KEROSENE; MELANIN; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELIMINATION REACTION; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS SPORE; MELANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT CELL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RHODOTORULA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

RHODOSPORIDIUM SPHAEROCARPUM; RHODOSPORIDIUM TORULOIDES; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS;

EID: 18244376893     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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