DEXTRAN POWDER, MW 500,000

Product Code: D500-5201

Our Dextran Powders are produced, refined, and purified at our Dextran Products facility in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. 

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Product Code: D500-5201
Suitable for use in industrial applications.

Dextran Powder, M.W. 500,000 is a glucose polymer made by the fermentation of sugar by a specific bacterium. It is defined as a “branched poly-α-dglucoside” having predominant C-1 to C-6 bonds. Dextran polymers are freely soluble in water and other solvents. Dextran polymer is biodegradable and biocompatible and has a wide range of industrial applications in food, flavor, fragrance, Life Science and other applications.

Formula: [C6H10O5]n
M.W.: 
500,000 g/mol
CAS #:
9004-54-0

Product Specifications

ANALYSIS

SPECIFICATIONS

Absorbance (6%) 375 nm

< = 0.15 OD Units

Appearance and Color

White to Slightly Off-White Powder

Cold Water Solubility (1%) Soluble in Cold Water
Intrinsic Viscosity (1%), 37°C 0.56 - 0.70 
Loss on Drying < = 7.0%
pH (6%) 4.5 - 7.0
Residue on Ignition < = 2.0%
Specific Rotation (2%), 20°C +195° - +203°
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100g, 500g, 1kg, 5kg, 10kg, 25kg, and 50kg 

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