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Gum arabic from acacia tree

CP

Synonym(s):

Acacia gum

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
13111102
EC Number:
232-519-5
MDL number:
Grade:
CP
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Product Name

Gum arabic from acacia tree, CP

grade

CP

availability

available only in Japan

dilution

(for analytical testing)

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Other Notes

Believed to be a branched polymer of galactose, rhamnose, arabinose, and glucuronic acid as the calcium, magnesium, and potassium salts with a mol. wt. of approx. 250,000.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Omaima Nasir et al.
Kidney & blood pressure research, 35(5), 365-372 (2012-04-05)
Gum arabic (GA) is a Ca(2+)-, Mg(2+)- and K(+)-rich dietary fiber used for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease in Middle Eastern countries. In healthy mice, GA treatment increases creatinine clearance, renal ADH excretion, as well as intestinal
Yadong Yang et al.
Food chemistry, 135(2), 555-561 (2012-08-08)
The interactions between fish gelatin (FG) and gum arabic (GA) in aqueous solutions were investigated by turbidimetry, methylene blue spectrophotometry, zeta potentiometry, dynamic light scattering, protein assay, and state diagram at 40 °C and a total biopolymer concentration (C(T)) of
Badreldin H Ali et al.
PloS one, 8(2), e55242-e55242 (2013-02-06)
Inflammation and oxidative stress are known to be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease in humans, and in chronic renal failure (CRF) in rats. The aim of this work was to study the role of inflammation and oxidative
Igor A Schepetkin et al.
International immunopharmacology, 8(10), 1455-1466 (2008-07-04)
Opuntia polyacantha (prickly pear cactus) has been used extensively for its nutritional properties; however, less is known regarding medicinal properties of Opuntia tissues. In the present study, we extracted polysaccharides from O. polyacantha and used size-exclusion chromatography to fractionate the
Shatabhisa Sarkar et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 90(4), 1685-1694 (2012-09-05)
Spray dried microcapsules of mint oil were prepared using gum Arabic alone and its blends with radiation or enzymatically depolymerized guar gum as wall materials. Microcapsules were evaluated for retention of mint oil during 8-week storage during which qualitative changes

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