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[PROBLEMS] The following formula (1) (In the formula, RCO is an aliphatic acyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, RCO is ester-bonded to any hydroxyl group of mannose among the constituent elements of mannose and mannitol, and the remaining hydroxyl groups are acetylated. A group may be bonded, and n represents 1 to 3). According to the present invention, Pseudzyma sp. A glycolipid (mannosylmannitol lipid) having a novel structure can be obtained from the culture of TM-453, and this glycolipid is useful as a biosurfactant. [Selection figure] None |