MEL-A
MEL-A is a glycolipid biosurfactant. MEL-A can be produced from vegetable oils by Pseudozyma yeasts. MEL-A can improve the low-temperature fluidity of biodiesel and hydrocarbon fuels. MEL-A is composed of a mixture of MEL-A isoforms with variable lengths of the fatty acid chain. MEL-A can significantly increases gene transfection by cationic liposomes via membrane fusion[1][2][3][4].
Product Specifications
CAS Number
3029766-02-4
UNSPSC
12352211
Target
Biochemical Assay Reagents
Related Pathways
Others
Field of Research
Others
Smiles
CC(O[C@@H]1[C@@H](COC(C)=O)O[C@@H](OC[C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)[C@H]([C@H]1OC(CC)=O)OC(CC)=O)=O
Molecular Formula
C20H32O13
Molecular Weight
480.46
References & Citations
[1]Imura, T., et al., (2007) . Aqueous-phase behavior of natural glycolipid biosurfactant mannosylerythritol lipid A: sponge, cubic, and lamellar phases. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 23 (4), 1659–1663.|[2]Im, J. H., et al., (2001) . Mannosylerythritol lipid, a yeast extracellular glycolipid, shows high binding affinity towards human immunoglobulin G. BMC biotechnology, 1, 5. |[3]Fluidity of Biodiesel and Hydrocarbon Fuels. Energy Fuels 2016, 30, 5, 4118–4125. |[4]Inoh, Y., et al., (2004) . Biosurfactant MEL-A dramatically increases gene transfection via membrane fusion. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 94 (2-3), 423–431.
Shipping Conditions
Room temperature
Scientific Category
Reference compound1
Clinical Information
No Development Reported
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