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Gum arabic from acacia tree

spray dried

Synonym(s):

Acacia gum

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

plant (acacia)

form

powder

quality

spray dried

ign. residue

≤4%

loss

≤10% loss on drying

color

white to faint beige

storage temp.

room temp

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Application

Given orally, acacia gum ameliorates the severity of chronic renal failure (CRF) in humans and rats. Acacia gum is used as a surfactant in the development of hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. Acacia gum polymer is used to preserve microorganisms during sampling and storage.

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.
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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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Effects of Gum Arabic in rats with adenine-induced chronic renal failure.
Ali BH, Al-Salam S, Al Husseni I, et al.
Exp. Biol. Med, 235, 373-382 (2010)
Effect of Acacia gum on blood pressure in rats with adenine-induced chronic renal failure.
Ali BH, Ziada A, Al Husseni I, et al.
Phytochemistry, 18, 1176-1180 (2011)
Iryna Sorokulova et al.
Journal of microbiological methods, 88(1), 140-146 (2011-11-19)
Stability of microbial cultures during sampling and storage is a vital issue in various fields of medicine, biotechnology, food science, and forensics. We have developed a unique bacterial preservation process involving a non-toxic, water-soluble acacia gum polymer that eliminates the
Chengdong Ji et al.
Biomaterials, 32(36), 9719-9729 (2011-09-20)
The aim of this study was to develop a process to create highly porous three-dimensional (3D) chitosan hydrogels suitable for tissue engineering applications. Chitosan was crosslinked by glutaraldehyde (0.5 vol %) under high pressure CO(2) at 60 bar and 4
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

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