	US 11,834,525 B2
	Heteropolysaccharides
Cornelia Elizabeth Paulina Maljaars, Echt (NL); and Pim Van Hee, Echt (NL)
Assigned to DSM IP ASSETS B.V., Heerlen (NL)
Filed by DSM IP ASSETS B.V., Heerlen (NL)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/197,476.
Application 17/197,476 is a continuation of application No. 17/021,665, filed on Sep. 15, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/021,665 is a continuation of application No. 15/034,231, granted, now 11,325,986, previously published as PCT/EP2014/073570, filed on Nov. 3, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 13191595 (EP), filed on Nov. 5, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0189015 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C08B 3/00 (2006.01); A23C 9/123 (2006.01); C08L 5/00 (2006.01); C12P 19/04 (2006.01); A23C 9/137 (2006.01); A23C 19/032 (2006.01); A23C 19/09 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A23C 9/13 (2006.01); A23C 19/05 (2006.01); C12R 1/46 (2006.01); C08B 37/00 (2006.01)

CPC C08B 37/006 (2013.01) [A23C 9/123 (2013.01); A23C 9/1238 (2013.01); A23C 9/1307 (2013.01); A23C 9/137 (2013.01); A23C 19/0323 (2013.01); A23C 19/054 (2013.01); A23C 19/09 (2013.01); C08L 5/00 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 1/205 (2021.05); C12P 19/04 (2013.01); A23C 2240/00 (2013.01); A23Y 2240/75 (2013.01); C12R 2001/46 (2021.05)]

9 Claims

1. A culture medium comprising a bacterium capable of producing a heteropolysaccharide composed of at least about 90%, based on dry matter, monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine,

wherein the heteropolysaccharide has a molecular weight of 100 kDa to 10,000 kDa;

wherein the heteropolysaccharide comprises a repeating unit whereby the repeating unit is a pentasaccharide composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine, and

wherein the pentasaccharide has the following composition:

glucose:galactose:rhamnose:N-acetylgalactosamine=2:1:1:1.