Biosaccharide gum-1

Biosaccharide gum-1 is a biological polysaccharide that is obtained from brown algae by a fermentation process involving sorbitol. It is a polymer composed of α-L-fucose-1|->|3-α- D-galactose-1|->|3-α-D-galacturonic acid trisaccharides. The name defines the structure of the molecule: Biosaccharide refers to a type of polysaccharide, a large...