Formation of giant vesicles from diacylmannosylerythritols, and their binding to concanavalin A

Authors
Kitamoto, D Ghosh, S Ourisson, G Nakatani, Y
Citation
D. Kitamoto et al., Formation of giant vesicles from diacylmannosylerythritols, and their binding to concanavalin A, CHEM COMMUN, (10), 2000, pp. 861-862
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
861 - 862
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2000):10<861:FOGVFD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The structures of diacylmannosylerythritols, MEL-A, -B and -C, are determin ed; these microbial glycolipid biosurfactants efficiently self-assemble in water to form giant vesicles, which show excellent binding affinity towards the mannose-binding protein, concanavalin A.