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mannosylerythritol lipid
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MEL lipid
A yeast glycolipid biosurfactant with potential antineoplastic activity. Mannosylerythritol lipid activates protein kinase signal cascades, resulting…
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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
T. Fukuoka
,
T. Morita
,
M. Konishi
,
T. Imura
,
H. Sakai
,
D. Kitamoto
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2007
Corpus ID: 19239948
Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), which are glycolipid biosurfactants produced by Pseudozyma yeasts, show not only excellent…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Aqueous-phase behavior of natural glycolipid biosurfactant mannosylerythritol lipid A: sponge, cubic, and lamellar phases.
T. Imura
,
Y. Hikosaka
,
+5 authors
D. Kitamoto
Langmuir
2007
Corpus ID: 45744384
The aqueous-phase behavior of mannosylerythritol lipid A (MEL-A), which is a glycolipid biosurfactant produced from vegetable…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Identification of a Gene Cluster for Biosynthesis of Mannosylerythritol Lipids in the Basidiomycetous Fungus Ustilago maydis
Sandra Hewald
,
U. Linne
,
M. Scherer
,
M. Marahiel
,
J. Kämper
,
M. Bölker
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2006
Corpus ID: 1066520
ABSTRACT Many microorganisms produce surface-active substances that enhance the availability of water-insoluble substrates…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Biosurfactant MEL-A dramatically increases gene transfection via membrane fusion.
Y. Inoh
,
D. Kitamoto
,
N. Hirashima
,
M. Nakanishi
Journal of Controlled Release
2004
Corpus ID: 25712513
2002
2002
Isolation of Yeast Kurtzmanomyces sp. I-11, Novel Producer of Mannosylerythritol Lipid
K. Kakugawa
,
Masahiro Tamai
,
+5 authors
T. Miyakawa
Bioscience, biotechnology and biochemistry
2002
Corpus ID: 20144698
Yeast strains were screened for producers of glycolipid-type biosurfactants from soybean oil as a sole carbon source. The…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Mannosylerythritol lipid induces characteristics of neuronal differentiation in PC12 cells through an ERK-related signal cascade.
Y. Wakamatsu
,
X. Zhao
,
+6 authors
K. Yokoyama
European Journal of Biochemistry
2001
Corpus ID: 5820912
Rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells undergo neuronal differentiation in response to nerve growth factor (NGF). The differentiation…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Protein Kinase Cα Plays a Critical Role in Mannosylerythritol Lipid-induced Differentiation of Melanoma B16 Cells*
Xiaoxian Zhao
,
T. Murata
,
+5 authors
K. Yokoyama
Journal of Biological Chemistry
2001
Corpus ID: 22789451
Mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL), a novel extracellular glycolipid from yeast, was found to inhibit the proliferation of mouse…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Characterization of a biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid produced from Candida sp. SY16
H. Kim
,
B. Yoon
,
D. Choung
,
H. Oh
,
T. Katsuragi
,
Y. Tani
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
1999
Corpus ID: 963818
Abstract One yeast strain, SY16, was selected as a potential producer of a biosurfactant, and identified as a Candida species. A…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Mannosylerythritol lipid is a potent inducer of apoptosis and differentiation of mouse melanoma cells in culture.
X. Zhao
,
Y. Wakamatsu
,
+5 authors
K. Yokoyama
Cancer Research
1999
Corpus ID: 7415531
Malignant melanomas are tumors that are well known to respond poorly to treatment with chemotherapeutic reagents. We report here…
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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…
D. Kitamoto
,
H. Yanagishita
,
K. Haraya
,
H. Kitamoto
Biotechnology Letters
1998
Corpus ID: 42543937
Inhibitors of β-oxidation on the synthesis of glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL), were used to clarify the…
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