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Dextran is a complex branched glucan (polysaccharide derived from the condensation of glucose), originally derived from wine. IUPAC defines dextrans as "Branched poly-α-d-glucosides of microbial origin having glycosidic bonds predominantly C-1 → C-6". [1]
Dextran is a low molecular weight dextran used as an adjunctive treatment of shock or impending shock due to hemorrhage, burns, surgery or other trauma, as well as the prophylaxis of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during high-risk medical procedures.
May 1, 2023 · Dextran is a medication used in managing and treating various clinical conditions, including during hemorrhage, shock, surgical procedures, radiological imaging, antithrombotic administration, and ophthalmic relief of xerophthalmia.
Dextran is a high molecular weight, inert, water soluble polymer that has been used in a wide variety of bio-medical applications. Applications for Unmodified Dextrans: Plasma Extenders
Mar 1, 2022 · Dextran is a nontoxic and biocompatible polysaccharide that has wide applications in pharmaceutical, biomedical, and industrial fields. The chapter provides an overview of these aspects apart from most significant developments in this field.
Jul 1, 2021 · PDF | Dextran is an exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesized by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) or their enzymes in the presence of sucrose. Dextran is composed... | Find, read and cite all the research...
Dextran is an extracellular bacterial polysaccharide produced by lactic acid bacteria through the fermentation of sucrose.
