Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo

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Misaki, Akira

Yoichi Tsuburaya

Akira Misaki

Koji Yokobayashi

Shigeo Takaya

A glucan which is characterized by repeating units of [3)--Glc--(1.fwdarw.4)--Glc--(1.fwdarw.4)--Glc--(1.fwdarw.] wherein Glc represents alpha-D-glucopyranose residue. Said glucan may be prepared by cultivating a microorganism of the genus Elsinoe capable of producing said glucan on a nutrient medium to produce said glucan and separating and recovering said glucan.

Glucan and a process for the production thereof using Elsinoe

A glucan which is characterized by repeating units of [3)-Glc-(1.fwdarw.4)-Glc-(1.fwdarw.4)-Glc-(1.fwdarw.] wherein Glc represents alpha-D-glucopyranose residue. This glucan may be prepared by cultivating a microorganism of the genus Elsinoe capable of producing this glucan on a nutrient medium to produce this glucan and separating and recovering this glucan. This glucan may be used, for example, in the form of a film for packaging film material.

Glucan polysaccharide

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Sakai, Japan

Yoichi Tsuburaya