High viscosity xanthan polymer preparations

Details High viscosity xanthan polymer preparations High viscosity xanthan polymer preparations

2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Raghu, Ganapathirama (Department: 1652)

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Carbohydrates or derivatives

C435S104000, C435S252300, C435S069100

Reexamination Certificate

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07868168

ABSTRACT:
Increasing the molecular length of xanthan polymer makes a higher viscosity xanthan composition. Xanthan with higher specific viscosity characteristics provides more viscosity at equivalent concentration in food, industrial and oilfield applications. Methods for increasing the viscosity of xanthan include inducing particular key genes and increasing copy number of particular key genes.

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