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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=polysaccharide polysaccharide] that contains only macromolecules of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glucose glucose] units. Dextran is naturally produced from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sucrose sucrose] by some bacteria and occurs as slimes in fermenting vegetables and dairy products. Dextran is used in confections, lacquers and was formerly used in blood plasma.
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A [[polysaccharide]] that contains only macromolecules of [[glucose]] units. Dextran is naturally produced from [[sucrose]] by some bacteria and occurs as slimes in fermenting vegetables and dairy products. Dextran is used in confections, lacquers and was formerly used in blood plasma.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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macrose; dextrano (Esp.); destrano (It)
 
macrose; dextrano (Esp.); destrano (It)
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
  
Soluble in water producing a viscous solution.
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* Combustible.
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* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AAJ6378909&productDescription=DEXTRAN%2C+MW+CA+150%2C000+10G&vendorId=VN00024248&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
  
== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Combustible.
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* Soluble in water producing a viscous solution.
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 138
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 138

Latest revision as of 10:35, 19 July 2022

Description

A Polysaccharide that contains only macromolecules of Glucose units. Dextran is naturally produced from Sucrose by some bacteria and occurs as slimes in fermenting vegetables and dairy products. Dextran is used in confections, lacquers and was formerly used in blood plasma.

Synonyms and Related Terms

macrose; dextrano (Esp.); destrano (It)

Risks

  • Combustible.
  • ThermoFisher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in water producing a viscous solution.

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 138
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982

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