Patent ID: 7741474

Claim:
A solubilising carbohydrate polymer of average molecular weight of about 2-30 kD according to the following formula: wherein m is 0.01% to 10.00%; n is 0.01% to 99.98%; p is 0.00% to 99.98% X is any hydrophobic, linear, branched or cyclo form of an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, amine, amide, alcohol or acyl group; R′, R″, R′″ are independently any linear, branched or cyclo form of an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, acyl group, a sugar substituent selected from glucose, galactose, fructose and muramic acid, or oligo polyoxa C 1 -C 3 alkylene units, optionally substituted with amine, amide or alcohol; and R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently any linear, branched, or cyclo forms of any alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or acyl group.