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A viscous exopolysaccharide fromSphingomonas paucimobilis-GS1, emulsified xylene, benzene, 2-methylnaphthalene, hexadecane, hexane, kerosene and paraffin oil as well as castor, coconut and olive oils when used at 1 mg/ml. It stabilized the emulsions more efficiently than commercial gums such as arabic, tragacanth, karaya and xanthan. Emulsions were stable for 6 months, from 4 to 40°C and pH 4 to 10 and in the presence of NaCl up to 50 g/l. The polysaccharide had no discernible toxicity towards mice when tested using World Health Organization guidelines.
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The authors are with the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, M. S. University of Baroda, Baroda 390 002, India
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Ashtaputre, A.A., Shah, A.K. Emulsifying property of a viscous exopolysaccharide fromSphingomonas paucimobilis . World J Microbiol Biotechnol 11, 219–222 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00704653
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