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G4129

Guar

Synonym(s):

Gum guar

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
EC Number:
232-536-8
NACRES:
NA.25
MDL number:
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form

powder

color

beige

useful pH range

5.0-7.0 (25 °C, 1% in water)

General description

Guar is extracted from the seeds of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. It contains polysaccharides of galactomannans. Guar is used in thickening dye solution, production of paper and as a primary gelling agent in water-based slurry explosives. It acts as a fiber deflocculent and dry-strength additive and serves as an additive to dynamite for water blocking. Guar is used as a stabilizer, emulsifier and thickener in food products. It lowers cholesterol and glucose level. Guar aids weight loss and obesity prevention.

Application

Guar has been used:
  • to maintain viscosity during in vitro starch digestion assay
  • to reduce the thinning rate of agarose gel
  • to study its effects on establishing 3D-like neural networks on microelectrode arrays (MEAs)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Guar gum has been shown to have numerous beneficial effects including improved glucose tolerance and attenuation of diabetic nephropathy.

Other Notes

Guar gum is isolated from the endosperm of the guar or gavar bean.
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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

植物油/植物胶产品

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Milica Velimirovic et al.
Journal of contaminant hydrology, 142-143, 1-10 (2012-10-11)
Microscale zerovalent iron (mZVI) reduces chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) to harmless compounds, but the sedimentation of the mZVI particles in the injection fluid limits the injectability of the particles during field applications. In this study, mZVI particles in suspension were
P Enes et al.
Fish physiology and biochemistry, 39(2), 159-169 (2012-07-06)
The aim of this study was to assess the role of soluble non-starch polysaccharide (guar gum) on white sea bream Diplodus sargus, glucose and lipid metabolism. A control diet was formulated to contain 40 % crude protein, 14 % crude
Sadanand Pandey et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 51(4), 583-589 (2012-07-04)
Biopolymer used for the production of nanoparticles (NPs) has attracted increasing attention. In the presence article we use aqueous solution of polysaccharide Cyamopsis tetragonaloba commonly known as guar gum (GG), from plants. GG acts as reductive preparation of silver nanoparticles



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
G4129-1KG04061833630396
G4129-250G04061833630457
G4129-500G04061833630464