A glycolipid biosurfactant
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MEL-A

Item No. 33858

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Technical Information
Formal Name
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-5-acetoxy-6-(acetoxymethyl)-2-((2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4-diyl dipropionate
Synonyms
  • Mannosylerythritol Lipid A
Purity
≥95% (mixture of congeners)
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A neat oil
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: 10 mg/mlEthanol: 10 mg/ml
SMILES
CC(O[C@@H]1[C@H](O[C@H]([C@@H](OC(CC)=O)[C@H]1OC(CC)=O)OC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)COC(C)=O)=O
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    MEL-A is a glycolipid biosurfactant that is produced from vegetable oils by Pseudozyma yeasts.1,2 Mixtures of MEL-A isoforms have been used as moisturizing agents in cosmetics, as well as to improve the low-temperature fluidity of biodiesel and hydrocarbon fuels.1,3 This product is a mixture of MEL-A isoforms with variable fatty acid chain lengths.

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Imura, T., Hikosaka, Y., Worakitkanchanakul, W., et al. Aqueous-phase behavior of natural glycolipid biosurfactant mannosylerythritol lipid A: Sponge, cubic, and lamellar phases. Langmuir 23(4), 1659-1663 (2007).

    2. Im, J.H., Nakane, T., Yanagishita, H., et al. Mannosylerythritol lipid, a yeast extracellular glycolipid, shows high binding affinity towards human immunoglobulin G. BMC Biotechnol. 1, 5 (2001).

    3. Madihalli, C., Sudhakar, H., and Doble, M. Mannosylerythritol lipid-A as a pour point depressant for enhancing the low-temperature fluidity of biodiesel and hydrocarbon fuels. Energ. Fuel. 30(5), 4118–4125 (2016).