A glycolipid biosurfactant
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MEL-C

Item No. 34660

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

    MEL-C is a glycolipid biosurfactant that is produced from vegetable oils by Pseudozyma yeasts.1 Mixtures of MEL-C isoforms have been used as moisturizing agents in cosmetics and have antioxidant activity.2,3 They also spontaneously form giant unilamellar and mutlilamellar vesicles.4 This product is a mixture of MEL-C isoforms with variable fatty acid chain lengths.

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Mawani, J., Jadhav, J., and Pratap, A. Fermentative production of mannosylerythritol lipids using sweetwater as waste substrate by Pseudozyma antarctica (MTCC 2706). Tenside. Surf. Det. 58(4), 246-258 (2021).

    2. Morita, T., Fukuoka, T., Imura, T., et al. Production of mannosylerythritol lipids and their application in cosmetics. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 97(11), 4691-4700 (2013).

    3. Takahashi, M., Morita, T., Fukuoka, T., et al. Glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids, show antioxidant and protective effects against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in cultured human skin fibroblasts. J. Oleo. Sci. 61(8), 457-464 (2012).

    4. Kitamoto, D., Ghosh, S., Ourissonb, G., et al. Formation of giant vesicles from diacylmannosylerythritols, and their binding to concanavalin A. Chem. Commun. 861–862 (2000).