Molecular genetics of biosurfactant synthesis in microorganisms

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 672, Issue , 2010, Pages 14-41

  Satpute, Surekha K ^b   Bhuyan, Smita S ^b   Pardesi, Karishma R ^b   Mujumdar, Shilpa S ^b   Dhakephalkar, Prashant K ^b   Shete, Ashvini M ^b   Chopade, Balu A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALASAN; APOEMULSAN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIODISPERSAN; BIOSURFACTANT; CYTOCHROME P450; EMULSAN; EMULSIFYING AGENT; GLYCOLIPID; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; RHAMNOLIPID; SERRAWETTIN; SURFACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; SURFACTANT;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANDIDA; CELL DENSITY; CHROMOSOME; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FUNGUS; GENE MUTATION; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOZYMA; QUORUM SENSING; RHODOCOCCUS; SERRATIA; TRANSPOSON; USTILAGO MAYDIS; YEAST; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REVIEW;

FUNGI; SERRATIA;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGI; GLYCOLIPIDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 77954513294     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5979-9_2     Document Type: Article

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