Abstract: A glucan which is characterized by repeating units of [3)--Glc--(1.fwdarw.4)--Glc--(1.fwdarw.4)--Glc--(1.fwdarw.] wherein Glc represents alpha-D-glucopyranose residue.Said glucan may be prepared by cultivating a microorganism of the genus Elsinoe capable of producing said glucan on a nutrient medium to produce said glucan and separating and recovering said glucan.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 1978
Date of Patent:
May 13, 1980
Assignees:
Director-Gen. of the Tea Experiment Station, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Japanese Government, Misaki, Akira, Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
Inventors:
Akira Misaki, Shigeo Takaya, Koji Yokobayashi, Yoichi Tsuburaya