Acacia senegal

Product Registration Number:F20180000365

Product Description

Acacia senegal is a white to yellowish flake, granule or powder and is a polysaccharide extracted from natural plants. Acacia senegal consists of two components, 70% of which are composed of polysaccharides containing no N or a small amount of N, and the other consisting of protein structures with high molecular weight; polysaccharides are covalently bonded with hydroxyl groups in protein peptide chains. The combination of proline and serine has a total protein content of about 2%, and the special variety can be as high as 25%. The polysaccharide molecule linked to the protein is a highly branched acidic polysaccharide having the following composition: D-galactose 44% , L-arabinose 24%, D-glucuronic acid 14.5%, L-rhamnose 13%, 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronic acid 1.5%; β-D-pyridyl in the Acacia senegal backbone Galactose is linked by a 1,3-glycosidic bond, and the side chains are linked by a 1,6-glycosidic bond.

Application Range

Acacia senegal is mainly used as a suspending agent and emulsifier in oral and topical pharmaceutical preparations, and as a binder for tablets.

Product Advantages

Acacia gum is extracted from natural plants and has higher safety.

Precautions

Acacia aqueous solution is easily degraded by bacteria or enzymes and needs to be sterilized before storage.

Many salts can reduce the viscosity of the aqueous Acacia senegal solution, and the trivalent salt will cause condensation.