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Monolayers assembled from a glycolipid biosurfactant from Pseudozyma (Candida) antarctica serve as a high-affinity ligand system for immunoglobulin G and M
A carbohydrate ligand system has been developed which is composed of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of mannosylerythritol lipid-A (MEL-A) from Pseudozyma antarctica, serving for human immunoglobulin G and M (HI...
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Microbial conversion of n-alkanes into glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids, by Pseudozyma (Candida antarctica)
n-Alkanes ranging from C12 to C18 were converted into glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL), by resting cells of Pseudozyma (Candida) antarctica T-34. The highest yield (0.87 g g−1 substrate...
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Open AccessMannosylerythritol lipid, a yeast extracellular glycolipid, shows high binding affinity towards human immunoglobulin G
There have been many attempts to develop new materials with stability and high affinity towards immunoglobulins. Some of glycolipids such as gangliosides exhibit a high affinity toward immunoglobulins. However...
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Accelerated ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae with addition of activated carbon
Fermentation with the addition of activated carbon at 100 g l−1 promoted the glucose consumption and ethanol production rates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by 1.3 and 1.1 times, respectively. With fermentation usin...
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Highly concentrated aqueous ethanol solutions by pervaporation using silicalite membrane — Improvement of ethanol selectivity by addition of sugars to ethanol solution
Pervaporation performance using silicalite membranes in the separation of an ethanol/water solution was affected by the addition of sugars, sugar alcohols or yeast cells. Although the membrane flux drastically...
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Contribution of a chain-shortening pathway to the biosynthesis of the fatty acids of mannosylerythritol lipid (biosurfactant) in the yeast Candida antarctica: Effect of β-oxidation inhibitors on biosurfactant synthesis
Inhibitors of β-oxidation on the synthesis of glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL), were used to clarify the fatty acid metabolism of MEL in Candida antarctica. 2-Bromooctanoic acid drastic...
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One-step separation of phospholipids from triacyglycerols with asymmetric polyimide membrane in organic solution
Convenient separation of a mixture of neutral and complex lipids was achieved by using an asymmetric polyimide membrane (M.W. cut-off : 35,000Da) with a high solvent-resistance prepared by a phase inversion pr...
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Effect of cerulenin on the production of mannosyl-erythritol lipids as biosurfactants by Candida antarctica
The effect of cerulenin, anti-lipogenic antibiotic, on the production and fatty-acid profiles of biosurfactants (mannosyl-erythritol lipids) of Candida antarctica were investigated by changing the chain-length of...
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Production of mannosylerythritol lipids as biosurfactants by resting cells ofCandida antarctica
The resting cells ofCandida antarctica strain T-34 was found to produce a large amount of mannosylerythritol lipids as biosurfactants when incubated in the medium containing only the carbon source. The resting ce...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Production of Biosurfactants by Candida Antarctica
We previously reported that the growing cells of Candida Antarctica strain T-34 produced a large amount of biosurfactants, a mixture of mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL) from different vegetabLe oils [1]. A resting...