The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1983
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry A Peik, San Diego, CA (US);
Suzanna M Steenbergen, Lakeside, CA (US);
Harold R Hayden, Escondido, CA (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12N / ; C12R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435101 ; 435253 ; 435829 ; 536123 ;
Abstract
A novel polysaccharide S-194 is disclosed composed of principally carbohydrate, about 14% protein, and 9-11% O-acetyl groups. The carbohydrate portion comprises about 8.8-9.2% glucuronic acid and the neutral sugars glucose and rhamnose in the approximate molar ratio 4:1. This polysaccharide is produced by a new Alcaligenes species ATCC 31961, in a suitable fermentation medium.