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V900768

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Gum arabic from acacia tree

Vetec, reagent grade

Synonym(s):

Acacia gum

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reagent grade

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Vetec

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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.
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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

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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
Jason M Unrine et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(13), 6915-6924 (2012-03-29)
To better understand their fate and toxicity in aquatic environments, we compared the aggregation and dissolution behavior of gum arabic (GA) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coated Ag nanoparticles (NPs) in aquatic microcosms. There were four microcosm types: surface water; water and
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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