Production and characterization of surface-active compounds from Gordonia amicalis

Two methods were used to make crude preparations of surface-active compounds (SACs) produced by Gordonia amicalis grown on the medium containing 1% diesel oil. Using a 2:1 (v/v) solution of chloroform:methanol for extraction, Type I SACs were isolated and shown to produce oil in water (O/W) emulsion...

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Main Authors: Ani Beatriz Jackisch-Matsuura, Leonardo Silva Santos, Marcos Nogueira Eberlin, Andréia Fonseca de Faria, Takeshi Matsuura, Matthew James Grossman, Lucia Regina Durrant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2014-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000100019&lng=en&tlng=en