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Gum arabic from acacia tree

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Synonym(s):

Acacia gum

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UNSPSC Code:
13111102

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available only in Japan

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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 Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lynne A Isbell et al.
American journal of physical anthropology, 150(2), 286-300 (2013-01-03)
Patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) are midsized primates that feed extensively on the gum of Acacia drepanolobium and the ants are housed in swollen thorns of this Acacia. Their diet resembles that expected more of smaller bodied primates. Patas monkeys are
Pierre Vanloot et al.
Food chemistry, 135(4), 2554-2560 (2012-09-18)
The authentication of Acacia gums samples requires usually the use of sophisticated and time consuming analytical techniques. There is a need for fast and simple analytical techniques for the objective of a quality control methodology. Commercial Acacia senegal and Acacia
Kevin W H Kwok et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 120-121, 59-66 (2012-05-29)
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with antimicrobial properties are perhaps the most deployed engineered nanomaterials in consumer products. Almost all AgNPs are coated with organic materials to enhance their dispersion in water. Contributions of coatings to the toxicity of NPs have received
Krista M Sumby et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 75(21), 6729-6735 (2009-09-08)
We report the cloning and characterization of EstB28, the first esterase to be so characterized from the wine-associated lactic acid bacterium, Oenococcus oeni. The published sequence for O. oeni strain PSU-1 was used to identify putative esterase genes and design
Aline Grein et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 92(1), 312-320 (2012-12-12)
Polysaccharides (GNF) from Acacia mearnsii de Wild gum exudates, collected from trees growing in the south of Brazil, were characterized ((13)C and HSQC NMR, GC-MS, colorimetric assays). A commercial gum arabic (GAC) was analyzed similarly and compared with GNF. There

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