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Pullulan

Names
Other names E1204
Identifiers
CAS Number	9057-02-7
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.938
EC Number	232-945-1
E number	E1204 (additional chemicals)
UNII	8ZQ0AYU1TT
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID301010857
Properties
Chemical formula	(C6H12O5)n
Appearance	White powder
Solubility in water	Soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Y verify (what is  ?) Infobox references

Pullulan is a polysaccharide polymer consisting of maltotriose units, also known as α-1,4- ;α-1,6-glucan'. Three glucose units in maltotriose are connected by an α-1,4 glycosidic bond, whereas consecutive maltotriose units are connected to each other by an α-1,6 glycosidic bond. Pullulan is produced from starch by the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans.

As an edible, mostly tasteless polymer, the chief commercial use of pullulan is in the manufacture of edible films that are used in various breath freshener or oral hygiene products such as Listerine Cool Mint. As a food additive, it is known by the E number E1204.

See also

• Pullulanase

References

• Characteristics of pullulan based edible films (abstract)
• Pullulan
• pullulan at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
• Pullulan chemical diagram

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