Biosurfactants in pharmaceutical industry: A mini-review

American Journal of Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-69

  Gharaei Fathabad, Eshrat ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bioemulsifier; Biosurfactant; Gene delivery; Pharmaceutics

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; COSMETIC; FATTY ACID; GLYCOLIPID; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; LIPOPEPTIDE; LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYMER; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RHAMNOLIPID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG INDUSTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LIPOSOMAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; MICROBIAL ADHESION; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79952014477     PISSN: 2150427X     EISSN: 21504296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajdd.2011.58.69     Document Type: Article

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