1984•Journal of Society of Cosmetic Chemists of JapanOpen access

Production and applications of pullulan.

Satoshi Nakamura

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Pullulan is a neutral polysaccharide with a linear structure comprising repeating α-1, 6-linked maltriose molecules which extracellularly elabolated by Aureobasidium pullulans.Pullulan is dessolved readily in water to form a viscous, non-gelling, aqueous solution and used as binder, thickener and coating agent in food, pharmaceutical and other industries.Pullulan films prepared with aqueous solution are edible and oxygen impermeable.

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Key concepts: Pullulan, Aureobasidium pullulans, Aqueous solution, Coating, Polysaccharide, Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Materials science