Biosurfactants in cosmetics and biopharmaceuticals

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 214-223

  Varvaresou, A ^a   Iakovou, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b Ministry of Health   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Biopharmaceuticals; Biosurfactants; Biotechnology; Cosmetics

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMOLECULES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMULSIFICATION; LIPIDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ACTIVE BIOMOLECULES; ANTIMICROBIAL; BIO-SURFACTANTS; BIOPHARMACEUTICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY; LIPOPEPTIDES; LOW TOXICITY; MICRO-ORGANISMS; PROPERTY; SURFACE ACTIVE;

COSMETICS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; BIOSURFACTANT; COSMETIC; ERYTHRITOL; LIPOPEPTIDE; MANNOSYLOERYTHRITOL; RHAMNOLIPID; SOPHOROLIPID; TREHALIPID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOLIPID DERIVATIVE; GLYCOLIPID; SURFACTANT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG; FOAM; LIPID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE; SKIN; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COSMETICS; GLYCOLIPIDS; HUMANS; LIPOPEPTIDES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84939265448     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12440     Document Type: Article

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