Rhamnolipids: Well-Characterized Glycolipids with Potential Broad Applicability as Biosurfactants

Industrial Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 285-291

  Irfan Maqsood, Muhammad ^a,b   Seddiq Shams, Mahsa ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b Department of Biotechnological Research ParsTechRokh Biopharmaceuticals Co ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

biosurfactant; glycolipids; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; rhamnose; hydroxydecanoic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METALS; LIPIDS; OILS AND FATS;

BIO SURFACTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLYCOLIPIDS; INDUSTRIAL POTENTIALS; NUTRITIONAL FACTORS; PRODUCTION PARAMETERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHAMNOSE;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84905856125     PISSN: 15509087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ind.2014.0003     Document Type: Article

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