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Preparation of water-soluble non-acetylated polysaccharide polymer having repeating pentamer units with xanthomonas

US5948651A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1995
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/822
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Water-soluble polysaccharide polymers are provided including a polymer composed of repeating pentamer units having a D-glucose:D-mannose:D-glucuronic acid ratio of about 2:2:1, and a polymer composed of repeating tetramer units having a D-glucose:D-mannose:D-glucuronic acid ratio of about 2:1:1. The D-glucose moieties are linked in a beta-1,4! configuration. The inner D-mannose moieties are linked in an alpha-1,3! configuration, generally to alternate glucose moieties. The D-glucuronic acid moieties are linked in a beta-1,2! configuration to the inner mannose moieties. The outer mannose moieties are linked to the glucuronic acid moieties in a beta-1,4! configuration. Also an isolated acetylase deficient mutant of Xanthomonas is used in a process to produce the polysaccharide.

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