Surfactin: Biosynthesis, genetics and potential applications

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 672, Issue , 2010, Pages 316-323

  Sen, Ramkrishna ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; SURFACTIN; WATER; CYCLOPEPTIDE; LIPOPEPTIDE; SURFACTIN PEPTIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROPLASMA ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; INDUSTRY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LIPOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC;

EID: 77954522393     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5979-9_24     Document Type: Article

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