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Pullulan

suitable for substrate for pullulanase

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CAS Number:
9057-02-7
EC Number:
232-945-1
MDL number:
MFCD00081940
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

form

powder or crystals

Quality Level

200

color

white

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, colorless to very faintly yellow

suitability

suitable for substrate for pullulanase

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

Pullulan is a natural polysaccharide.

Application

Pullulan has been used in a study to assess bone tissue engineering. It has also been used in a study that investigated anti-fog applications.

Other Notes

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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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Laura Introzzi et al.
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 4(7), 3692-3700 (2012-07-05)
A new antifog coating made of pullulan is described in this work. The antifog properties are discussed in terms of wettability, surface chemistry/morphology, and by quantitative assessment of the optical properties (haze and transparency) before and after fog formation. The
Jean Christophe Fricain et al.
Biomaterials, 34(12), 2947-2959 (2013-02-05)
Research in bone tissue engineering is focused on the development of alternatives to allogenic and autologous bone grafts that can stimulate bone healing. Here, we present scaffolds composed of the natural hydrophilic polysaccharides pullulan and dextran, supplemented or not with
Mehmet Koç et al.
Journal of food science, 76(9), S508-S515 (2012-03-16)
The addition of gelatine (G), lactose (L), pullulan (P), and their mixtures at equal ratios (gelatine + lactose [GL] and gelatin + pullulan [GP]) to whole egg prior to drying was studied. Their effects on the functional properties (emulsion and
Nannan Yu et al.
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 28(5), 497-501 (2012-06-14)
To investigate the varied effects of sperminated pullulans (SP) with different amino residues on cornea permeability and its local toxicity. Three groups of rabbits were used: control, low-amino residue content SP (SP-L), and high-amino residue content SP (SP-H). The in
Shengjun Wu et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 55, 254-257 (2013-02-05)
Pullulan is a thickener that can form semipermeable films, and glutathione is an effective reducing agent, while chitooligosaccharide has antibacterial activity. In this study, effect of pullulan-based coatings in combination with antibrowning and antibacterial agents (1% pullulan; 0.8% glutathione+1% chitooligosaccharides;
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