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Effect of saponin-rich plant extracts on skin-mimicking model lipid bilayers
Plant-derived biosurfactants of the group of saponins offer an attractive alternative to synthetic surfactants because of their unique foaming and emulsifying properties... -
Rhamnolipids and Amphotericin B: a potential highly specific delivery system ...
Rhamnolipids are a type of glycolipid biosurfactant, produced as secondary metabolites by various Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species; they have been shown to possess... -
Conformational analysis of subtilin / lipid II binary antibiotic/target membr...
Antibiotic resistance is pathogenic bacteria is a major clinical problem. Resistance to all antibiotiotic classes, currentl yin clinical use, has been reported. By contrast, the... -
The mode of action of a novel disruptive antimicrobial technology on model me...
A Unilever proprietary technology has been shown to inhibit biofilm growth and development, and is also found to possess antimicrobial activity, effective both as a...