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xanthan Chem.|ˈzænθæn|
Also xantham.
[f. xantho- + -an; -am is unexplained.]
A powdery polysaccharide composed of glucose, mannose, and glucuronic acid, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris and used in drilling muds and the food industry. Usu. as xanthan gum.
1964Australasian Jrnl. Pharmacy XLV. Suppl. No. 19. S80/1 The material is known variously as Polysaccharide B-1459, Xantham Gum, Corn Sugar Gum [etc.]. 1970Biotechnol. & Bioengin. XII. 75 Previous publications from this Laboratory have reported batch fermentations to produce a biopolymer, xanthan, using Xanthomonas campestris. 1972Materials & Technol. V. 44 Xanthan gum is used in oil well drilling muds, because of its heat stability and tolerance of salts. 1982S. Afr. Food Rev. IX. 515/1 Since Xanthan gum solutions have a high viscosity at rest..xanthan gum is widely used in food systems as a stabiliser for emulsions. |