
Product name: Dextran
CAS: 9004-54-0
Molecular Formula:[C6H10O5]n
Description:
Dextran is a complex branched glucan (polysaccharide made of many glucose molecules) composed of chains of varying lengths . It is used medicinally as an antithrombotic (antiplatelet), to reduce blood viscosity, and as a volume expander in hypovolaemia.Dextran was first discovered by Louis Pasteur as a microbial product in wine.
