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Extraction, Characterization and Functionalization of Tamarind Gum


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1 Department of Pharmaceutics, YSPM’S Yashoda Technical Campus, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wadhephata, Satara 415011, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, SRTM University, Nanded, 431606, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Pharmacy, Government Polytechnic, National Highway No 6, Jalgaon 425002, Maharashtra, India
     

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The aim of present work was to extract, modify and characterize tamarind gum (TG), and explore its pharmaceutical applications. TG was extracted from tamarind kernel powder and tamarind seeds, and modified to carboxymethyl tamarind gum (CMTG) by using monochloroacetic acid. TG and CMTG were evaluated for pH, solubility, viscosity, swelling and powder characteristics, and characterized by Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, solid state 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and X-ray diffractometer. TG was successfully extracted with yield more than 50%. Extracted gum was free from impurities like proteins and fats. Carboxymethylation of TG was confirmed by ATR-FTIR, solid state 13C-NMR and DSC study. The result of XRD study indicates that the amorphous nature of CMTG. Functionalization of TG into carboxymethyl derivative improved physicochemical properties of TG. CMTG showed high solubility, viscosity and swelling than TG. Results of the study revealed that carboxymethyl derivative can be potentially used for development of various drug delivery systems. It can be concluded that the CMTG has great potential as an excipient in pharmaceutical industry.

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Extraction, Characterization, Tamarind Gum, Carboxymethyl Tamarind Gum, Functionalization of Tamarind Gum.
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Authors

Kailas K. Mali
Department of Pharmaceutics, YSPM’S Yashoda Technical Campus, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wadhephata, Satara 415011, Maharashtra, India
Shashikant C. Dhawale
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, SRTM University, Nanded, 431606, Maharashtra, India
Remeth J. Dias
Department of Pharmacy, Government Polytechnic, National Highway No 6, Jalgaon 425002, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


The aim of present work was to extract, modify and characterize tamarind gum (TG), and explore its pharmaceutical applications. TG was extracted from tamarind kernel powder and tamarind seeds, and modified to carboxymethyl tamarind gum (CMTG) by using monochloroacetic acid. TG and CMTG were evaluated for pH, solubility, viscosity, swelling and powder characteristics, and characterized by Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, solid state 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and X-ray diffractometer. TG was successfully extracted with yield more than 50%. Extracted gum was free from impurities like proteins and fats. Carboxymethylation of TG was confirmed by ATR-FTIR, solid state 13C-NMR and DSC study. The result of XRD study indicates that the amorphous nature of CMTG. Functionalization of TG into carboxymethyl derivative improved physicochemical properties of TG. CMTG showed high solubility, viscosity and swelling than TG. Results of the study revealed that carboxymethyl derivative can be potentially used for development of various drug delivery systems. It can be concluded that the CMTG has great potential as an excipient in pharmaceutical industry.

Keywords


Extraction, Characterization, Tamarind Gum, Carboxymethyl Tamarind Gum, Functionalization of Tamarind Gum.

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