Biofoams and natural protein surfactants

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 96-104

  Cooper, Alan ^a   Kennedy, Malcolm W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foam; Frog; Latherin; Nest; Ranasmurfin; Ranaspumin

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; LATHERIN; PROTEIN; RANASMURFIN; RANASPUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOFOAM; EVOLUTION; FOAM; FROG; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PHYSICS; PROTEINS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANURA; EQUIDAE; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955845739     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.06.006     Document Type: Review

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