Novel polysaccharide-protein-based amphipathic formulations

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Bach, Horacio ^a,b   Gutnick, David L ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DEGRADATION; EMULSIONS; ENZYME KINETICS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; AMPHIPATHIC FORMULATIONS; ESTERASE; POLYMERIC BIOEMULSIFIER EMULSAN;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ALGINIC ACID; ESTERASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; RAG1 PROTEIN;

EMULSION; HOMOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; EMULSION; HYPOTHESIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ACINETOBACTER; ALKANES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EMULSIONS; ESTERASES; INSECTS; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; INSECTA;

EID: 33744488790     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0149-9     Document Type: Article

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