Polysaccharide composition and process for preparing same
US5288618A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/847
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A galactomannan heteropolysaccharide is prepared by fermentation of a previously unknown microorganism, named Erwinia sp. ATCC No. 55046. The polysaccharide has valuable properties as a thickening, suspending, stabilizing and lubricating agent in aqueous systems. It has a chemical composition of mannose, galactose and galacturonic acid in the approximate molar ratio of 5:3:2. The polysaccharide can be produced in high yield and volumetric productivity from a submerged culture fermentation of a low-cost, lactose-containing whey or whey permeate medium.
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