abstract |
A polysaccharide comprising galactose, glucose, rhamnose and pyruvic acid as constituents, the galactose, glucose and rhamnose being contained at a molar ratio of 4:2:1 and the pyruvic acid being contained in an amount of 4 to 7% by mass. The polysaccharide can be produced by culturing cells of Bifidobacterium longum strain JBL05 (NITE BP-82) under anaerobic conditions. |