The pH-Sensitive Conversion of Molecular Aggregates of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant

Yutaka ISHIGAMI, Yasuo Gama, Hitoshi Nagahora, Muneo Yamaguchi, Hisae Nakahara, Toshio Kamata

Chemistry Letters · 1987 · 148 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Abstract Rhamnolipid B and its precursor A, both microbial and membranous constituent, reversibly changed morphologies of their molecular aggregates from vesicles under acidic conditions, to lamella, lipid particles, and finally to micelles under weakly acidic conditions within a narrow pH range of about 5–7.

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