| Literature DB >> 1292612 |
R Maget-Dana1, L Thimon, F Peypoux, M Ptak.
Abstract
Iturin A and surfactin are two lipopeptides extracted from a same strain of Bacillus subtilis. Iturin A possesses antibiotic and antifungal activities and surfactin is a strong surfactant. The presence of surfactin, at a concentration at which, alone, it is inactive, increases to a very large extent the haemolysis percent induced by iturin A. This synergistic effect seems to be in relation with interactions between iturin A and surfactin. Iturin A adsorbs to and penetrates into surfactin monolayers. Iturin A and surfactin are miscible and interact specifically in mixed monolayers.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1292612 DOI： 10.1016/0300-9084(92)90002-v
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochimie ISSN： 0300-9084 Impact factor: 4.079