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A novel biosurfactant, 2-acyloxyethylphosphonate, isolated from waterblooms of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

  • Kunimitsu Kaya
  • , Louise F. Morrison
  • , Geoffrey A. Codd
  • , James S. Metcalf
  • , Tomoharu Sano
  • , Hiroo Takagi
  • , Takuya Kubo
  • Tohoku University
  • University of Dundee
  • Division of Environmental and Applied Biology
  • Natl. Inst. for Environ. Studies

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)539-548
Number of pages10
JournalMolecules
Volume11
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • 2-acyloxyethanephosphonate
  • 2-hydroxyethanephosphonate
  • Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
  • Biosurfactant
  • C-P linkage
  • Critical micelle concentration (CMC)
  • Cyanobacterium
  • Fatty acids
  • Surface tension
  • Toxicity

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