Molecular Formula: (C6H10O5)n
Canonical SMILES: C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OCC(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
Melting Point: 80 °C (dec.)
Solubility: Soluble in Water (100 mg/ml), DMSO (freely), Formamide (Freely), Ethylene Glycol (Freely), Glycerol (Freely)
Application: Bacteria growing on a sucrose substrate produce this polysaccharide, which is composed of alpha-D-glucopyranosyl units with different branching and chain lengths; Used in soft center confections, as a barley malt substitute, and as a plasma volume expander; Mixed ethers and esters can be used in lacquers; Used as a formulation and processing aid, stabilizer or thickener, surface finishing agent, and texturizer for foods.
Storage: Store at RT
Synonyms: Polyglusol; Dextrans; Detrax 40; Dextran T 20; Dextran T 70; Dextranen; Dextraven; Eudextran; Expandex; Gentran; Gentran 40; Hemodex; Hyscon; Hyskon; Infucoll; Intrader; Intradex; LMD; LMWD; Longasteril 70; LVD; Macrodex; Macrose; Oncovertin N; Onkotin; PL 1S; Plasmafusin; Plasmodex; Plavolex; Polyglucin; Promit; R-gel; Rheodextran; Rheoisodex; Rheomacrodex; Rheopolyglucin; Rheopolyglucine; Rheorondex; Rheotran; Rondex; Rondex (polysaccharide); Serva G; T 40; T 40 (polysaccharide); T 70 (carbohydrate); Ultradex; Ultradex 530; Ultradex 531; α-Dextran
DescriptionDextrans are long-chain glucose polysaccharides of various relative molecular mass.
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