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Structure of xanthan gum (XG) with sub-structural components denoted.

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posted on 2019-09-06, 17:29 authored by Janine R. Hutchison, Shelby M. Brooks, Zachary C. Kennedy, Timothy R. Pope, Brooke L. Deatherage Kaiser, Kristin D. Victry, Cynthia L. Warner, Kristie L. Oxford, Kristin M. Omberg, Marvin G. Warner

For XG, a majority of R1 groups on the inner mannose residue are 6-acetylated and an estimated 40% of the terminal mannose residues are 4,6-pyruvated (R2, R3).

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