Medicinal and cosmetic potentials of sophorolipids

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1761-1768

  Morya, V K ^a   Ahn, Changha ^a   Jeon, Sanggui ^a   Kim, Eun Ki ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Anticancer; Cosmetics; Sophorolipid

Indexed keywords

AMIDE DERIVATE; AMINO ACID; BIOSURFACTANT; COLLAGEN; COSMETIC; DETERGENT; GLYCOLIPID; LEPTIN; SOPHOROLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WETTING AGENT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; YEAST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; COSMETICS; GLYCOLIPIDS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84888028434     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/13895575113139990002     Document Type: Review

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