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Gum arabic from acacia tree
spray dried, tested according to Ph. Eur.
Synonym(s):
Acacia gum
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biological source
plant (acacia)
Agency
tested according to Ph. Eur.
form
powder
solubility
water: soluble
storage temp.
room temp
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Application
Acacia gum has been used as a surfactant in the development of hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. Acacia gum polymer has also been used to preserve microorganisms during sampling and storage.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Gum arabic (GA) is reported to be a strong anti-oxidant and has shown protection against nephrotoxicity in mice by the generation of free radicals. GA also reduced the blood glucose concentration by initiating the release of insulin from the pancreatic β cells. It has hypolipidemic effect by increasing fecal bile acid and modification of lipid digestion. It is a potential therapeutic agent in hepatic and renal failures. It contains enzymes like oxidases, pectinases and peroxidases that act against microbes that cause tooth decay. Gum arabic is implicated in adverse effects like suppression of macrophage activation.
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
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K Fujiwara et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 46(2), 107-114 (1995-05-01)
The effect of Xiao-Chai-Hu-Tang (Sho-saiko-to, TJ-9), the extract of a mixture of 7 herbs, on hepatic macrophage function was studied using rats. Hepatic macrophages were activated by injection of Corynebacterium parvum or 70% partial hepatectomy. Oral administration of TJ-9 for
Badreldin H Ali et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 47(1), 1-8 (2008-08-02)
Gum arabic (GA) is a branched-chain, complex polysaccharide, either neutral or slightly acidic, found as a mixed calcium, magnesium and potassium salt of a polysaccharidic acid. The backbone is composed of 1,3-linked beta-D-galactopyranosyl units. The side chains are composed of
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
B H Ali
Renal failure, 26(1), 1-3 (2004-04-16)
Gum Arabic has recently been claimed to be effective in preventing gentamicin-induced acute renal failure in rats. The nephroprotection was suggested to be due to an anti-oxidant action by the gum Arabic. In the present work we tested whether treatment
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
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