V900768
Gum arabic from acacia tree
Vetec™, reagent grade
Synonym(s):
Acacia gum
grade
reagent grade
product line
Vetec™
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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.
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Legal Information
Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
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
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
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
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