Patent ID: 8927522
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C08B,C08L,C12P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composition comprising isolated exopolysaccharide from microalgae of the species Parachlorella kessleri or Parachlorella beijerinckii , wherein the monosaccharide content of the exopolysaccharide comprises 15-55 mole percent rhamnose, 3-30 mole percent xylose, 1-25 mole percent mannose, 1-45 mole percent galactose, 0.5-10 mole percent glucose, and 0.1-15 percent glucuronic acid, and wherein the composition is prepared by drying and annealing at a temperature of between about 125° C. and about 155° C. so as to form particles that are partially soluble in water and increase in volume at least two-fold upon contact with water compared to the anhydrous volume of the exopolysaccharide particles.