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mannosylerythritol lipid

Known as: MEL lipid 
A yeast glycolipid biosurfactant with potential antineoplastic activity. Mannosylerythritol lipid activates protein kinase signal cascades, resulting… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Structural characterization and surface-active properties of a new glycolipid biosurfactant, mono-acylated mannosylerythritol lipid, produced from glucose by Pseudozyma antarctica
Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), which are glycolipid biosurfactants produced by Pseudozyma yeasts, show not only excellent… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Aqueous-phase behavior of natural glycolipid biosurfactant mannosylerythritol lipid A: sponge, cubic, and lamellar phases.
The aqueous-phase behavior of mannosylerythritol lipid A (MEL-A), which is a glycolipid biosurfactant produced from vegetable… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Identification of a Gene Cluster for Biosynthesis of Mannosylerythritol Lipids in the Basidiomycetous Fungus Ustilago maydis
ABSTRACT Many microorganisms produce surface-active substances that enhance the availability of water-insoluble substrates… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Biosurfactant MEL-A dramatically increases gene transfection via membrane fusion.
2002
2002
Isolation of Yeast Kurtzmanomyces sp. I-11, Novel Producer of Mannosylerythritol Lipid
Yeast strains were screened for producers of glycolipid-type biosurfactants from soybean oil as a sole carbon source. The… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Mannosylerythritol lipid induces characteristics of neuronal differentiation in PC12 cells through an ERK-related signal cascade.
Rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells undergo neuronal differentiation in response to nerve growth factor (NGF). The differentiation… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Protein Kinase Cα Plays a Critical Role in Mannosylerythritol Lipid-induced Differentiation of Melanoma B16 Cells*
Mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL), a novel extracellular glycolipid from yeast, was found to inhibit the proliferation of mouse… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Characterization of a biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid produced from Candida sp. SY16
Abstract One yeast strain, SY16, was selected as a potential producer of a biosurfactant, and identified as a Candida species. A… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Mannosylerythritol lipid is a potent inducer of apoptosis and differentiation of mouse melanoma cells in culture.
Malignant melanomas are tumors that are well known to respond poorly to treatment with chemotherapeutic reagents. We report here… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
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…
Inhibitors of β-oxidation on the synthesis of glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL), were used to clarify the… 
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