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Review
. 2005 Jun;40(6):535-57.
doi: 10.1007/s11745-005-1415-z.

Astonishing diversity of natural surfactants: 3. Carotenoid glycosides and isoprenoid glycolipids

Valery M Dembitsky  1
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Review

Astonishing diversity of natural surfactants: 3. Carotenoid glycosides and isoprenoid glycolipids

Valery M Dembitsky. Lipids. 2005 Jun.

Abstract

Carotenoid glycosides and isoprenoid glycolipids are of great interest, especially for the medicinal, pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, flavor, and fragrance industries. These biologically active natural surfactants have good prospects for the future chemical preparation of compounds useful as antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antitumor agents, or in industry. More than 300 unusual natural surfactants are described in this review article, including their chemical structures and biological activities.

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