Dextran is used in a bead form to aid in bioreactor applications, some size-exclusion chromatography matrices and in osmotic stress technique study involved in biological molecules. It can be used as a stabilizing coating to protect metal nanoparticles from oxidation.
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General Description
• Dextran is a glucose polymer biosynthesized by the non-pathogenic Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Application
• Dextran is a complex branched glucan that can be used to enhance electronegativity and reduce erythrocyte aggregation and platelet adhesiveness (anticoagulant activity)
• This compound promotes the activation of plasminogen by inhibiting α-2 antiplasmin
• Dextran can be used to reduce thrombosis in animal models
• It is used in osmotic stress techniques where osmotic pressure is applied to biological molecules
• Dextran can be used as an immobilization agent in biosensors