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Mannosylerythritol Lipid
A yeast glycolipid biosurfactant with potential antineoplastic activity. Mannosylerythritol lipid activates protein kinase signal cascades, resulting in cell differentiation, condensation of chromatin, DNA fragmentation, G1 phase cell-cycle arrest, and apoptosis of tumor cells. (NCI Thesaurus)
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