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Genetic analysis of biosurfactant production in Ustilago maydis.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2005
Hewald Sandra, Josephs Katharina, Bölker Michael
Abstract excerpt
The dimorphic basidiomycete Ustilago maydis produces large amounts of surface-active compounds under conditions of nitrogen starvation. These biosurfactants consist of derivatives of two classes of amphipathic glycolipids. Ustilagic acids are cellobiose lipids in which the disaccharide is O-glycosidically linked to 15,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid. Ustilipids are mannosylerythritol lipids derived from acylated...
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