POLYSACCHARIDE, ITS APPLICATIONS, ITS PRODUCTION BY FERMENTATION AND THE PSEUDOMONAS STRAIN WHICH PRODUCES IT

摘要

This polysaccharide consists of repeating unitswhich are composed of a backbone , comprising 2 radicalsof D-mannose, 2 of D-glucose, 1 of D-galactose, 1 ofD-glucuronic acid, 1 of D-xylose, 1 of L-lyxose and 1 ofL-fucose, on which pyruvic acid groups may be graftedand of which certain of the saccharide hydroxyl groupsare esterified as acetate.It can be employed as a viscosity agent forthickening and gelling.