Rhamnolipid biosurfactants produced by Renibacterium salmoninarum 27BN during growth on n-hexadecane

N Christova, B Tuleva, Z Lalchev… - … für Naturforschung C, 2004 - degruyter.com
A new strain Renibacterium salmoninarum 27BN was isolated for its capacity to utilize
nhexadecane as sole substrate. Growth on n-hexadecane was accompanied with the production …

Thin liquid films as a model to study surfactant layers on the alveolar surface

Z Lalchev, R Todorov, D Exerowa - Current opinion in colloid & interface …, 2008 - Elsevier
Thin liquid films composed of usual surface-active substances have well-developed theory
and variety of applications for a long time. Recently the accumulated knowledge on thin liquid …

[HTML][HTML] Surface chemistry study of the interactions of benzalkonium chloride with films of meibum, corneal cells lipids, and whole tears

…, A Jordanova, R Krastev, Z Lalchev - … & Visual Science, 2011 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To perform a surface chemistry study of the interactions between benzalkonium
chloride (BAC), a common preservative used in ophthalmic formulations, and tear film (TF) …

Production and properties of biosurfactants from a newly isolated Pseudomonas fluorescens HW-6 growing on hexadecane

…, D Galabova, E Stoimenova, Z Lalchev - … für Naturforschung C, 2006 - degruyter.com
The newly isolated from industrial wastewater Pseudomonas fluorescens strain HW-6
produced glycolipid biosurfactants at high concentrations (1.4-2.0 gl -1 ) when grown on …

[HTML][HTML] Surface chemistry study of the interactions of pharmaceutical ingredients with human meibum films

…, S Ivanova, R Krastev, Z Lalchev - … & visual science, 2012 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To perform a surface chemistry study of the interactions between the benzalkonium
chloride (BAC)–preserved eyedrops Travatan, the SofZia-preserved TravatanZ, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of bacterial isolates from industrial wastewater according to probable modes of hexadecane uptake

…, D Galabova, E Stoimenova, Z Lalchev - Microbiological …, 2008 - Elsevier
Bacterial isolates from industrial wastewater were characterized according to probable modes
of hexadecane uptake based on data for cell surface hydrophobicity, emulsifying activity, …

Evaluation of different carbon sources for growth and biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from wastewaters

…, A Sotirova, D Galabova, Z Lalchev - … für Naturforschung C, 2009 - degruyter.com
The indigenous strain Pseudomonas fluorescens, isolated from industrial wastewater, was
able to produce glycolipid biosurfactants from a variety of carbon sources, including …

Surface chemistry study of the interactions of hyaluronic acid and benzalkonium chloride with meibomian and corneal cell lipids

…, T Dimitrov, K Andreev, R Krastev, Z Lalchev - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a non-surface active water soluble anionic polyelectrolyte found in
sub-nanomolar levels in human tears and implemented in substitutes of human tears' …

Effects of poly (ethylene glycol) chains conformational transition on the properties of mixed DMPC/DMPE-PEG thin liquid films and monolayers

…, O Al-Hanbali, GD Georgiev, Z Lalchev - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2007 - Elsevier
Foam thin liquid films (TLF) and monolayers at the air–water interface formed by DMPC
mixed with DMPE-bonded poly (ethylene glycol)s (DMPE-PEG 550 , DMPE-PEG 2000 and …

Best1 shot through the eye—structure, functions and clinical implications of bestrophin-1 protein

…, R Pankov, Z Lalchev… - Biotechnology & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Best1 protein (also known as bestrophin-1) is a highly conservative protein, member of the
bestrophin family of anion channels. It is a product of the BEST1 gene and is expressed …