MOLECULAR MASS DISTRIBUTION OF PAKDEX PAKDEX FARWA SARWAT AND NUZHAT AHMED CENTRE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS,UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN PAKDEX SHALL BE USED AS ADDITIVES IN PRODUCTS SUCH AS Candies and ice-cream. WHEN INCORPORATED IN BAKERY PRODUCTS, It improves softness, Crumb texture and Loaf volume. PAKDEX CAN ALSO USED IN THE APPLICATION OF FINE CHEMICALS SUCH AS: Plasma substitute and Sephadex. PAKDEX CONJUGATES make ideal long term tracers for live cells hence, are effective water soluble carriers for Dyes, Indicators and Reactive groups in wide variety of applications. FLUORESCENT PAKDEX will serve as valuable marker for cell loading. 99mTC- PAKDEX shall be used in serial scintigraphic images to confirm the suspected loss macromolecule that simulates albumin. PAKDEX shall be used in MRI imaging. PAKDEX will be able to treat HIV, herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, help in arthritic conditions and Heals penile ulcers. STRUCTURE OF PAKDEX INTRODUCTION PAKDEX is a high molecular weight biopolymer produced at Centre for Molecular Genetics,University Of Karachi, Pakistan. It is a biopolymer composed of D-glucose units linked by α-1, 6 glycosidic bonds in a linear arrangement. Has large number of applications in food, chemical and pharmaceutical industry. It has clinical use as a blood extender (replacement of blood plasma during excessive blood loss) It can only be obtained by bacterial source and this is the reason that it is environment friendly and cost effective technology, even the by-products are of use. USES OF PAKDEX Pharmaceutical Industry Food Industry Cosmetic Industry Photographic Industry Mining Operations PAKDEX ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY Sweet and cheap raw material High enzyme activity High yield By-products are of use FUTURE OF PAKDEX Secondary petroleum recovery, Oil drilling muds, Stabilization of soil aggregates and protective coating for seeds. Waste water management It shall be used as food stabilizer, Cross linked molecular sieves In photography industry as a silver Substitute for photographs In X-rays emulsions. In photocopying processes In Eye care industry it will be used in many formulations for eye care market. And in creams and lotions for skincare market. In cosmetics and toothpaste IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AS: Blood plasma extender, Blood flow improver and Raw material for medicine as ir on- Dextran (used in the treatment of anemia), Dextran-sulphate (used as an anticoagulant) and Ferri-dextran (veterinary by- product). IT HAS NUMEROUS PHARMACOLOGIC EFFECTS WHEN INFUSED INTRAVENOUSLY, Such as: Anti-platelet activity, Anti-fibrin activity, Plasma volume expansion in hypovolumia and shock Improves microcirculation by dec .reasing blood viscosity and impending erythrocyte aggregation. PAKDEX Cosmetic Industry Photographic Industry Structure of PAKDEX showing 100% alpha 1-6 linkage MOLECULAR MASS DISTRIBUTION OF PAKDEX Pharma Industry Molecuar weight estimated: 5,000-20,000kda