PROCESS FOR PREPARING HETEROPOLYSACCHARIDE S-184

摘要

Heteropolysaccharide S-184 is a new heteropolysaccharide. It is composed principally of carbohydrate, from 12% to 16% protein and from 3.0% to 4.5% (calculated as acetic acid) acyl groups, the carbohydrate portion containing from about 7% to 16% uronic acid and the neutral sugars mannose, glucose and galactose in the approximate molar ratios of 1:3:5. It can be prepared by fermentation of a new Alcaligenes species, ATCC 53160. It has valuable properties as a thickening, suspending and stabilizing agent in aqueous solutions and is especially valuable for use in foods.