Identifiers
| Property | Value | Category |
|---|---|---|
| primary structure (monomer composition) | repeated pentasaccharide units: two glucose units, two mannose units, and one glucuronic acid unit (molar ratio 2.8:2.0:2.0) | Analytical Properties |
| main chain composition | β-D-glucose units linked at 1 and 4 positions | Analytical Properties |
| side chain composition | trisaccharide side chains containing a D-glucuronic acid unit between two D-mannose units (O-3 linked every other glucose residue) | Analytical Properties |
| pyruvic acid modification | approximately one-half of the terminal D-mannose contains a pyruvic acid residue (linked via keto group to 4 and 6 positions) | Analytical Properties |
| acetyl modification | D-mannose unit in main chain has an acetyl group at position O-6 | Analytical Properties |
| overall charge feature | anionic polysaccharide type due to acetic and pyruvic acids | Analytical Properties |
| solubility in water | highly soluble in both cold and hot water | Analytical Properties |
| solution viscosity behavior | solutions tend to be highly viscous; dissolution temperature and molecular conformation (helix vs random coil) affect viscosity | Analytical Properties |
| conformational states | helix and random coil depend on dissolution temperature | Analytical Properties |
| galactomannan content | ~75 % | Analytical Properties |