Study of some important factors involved in azo derivative reduction by Clostridium perfringens

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-54

  Semde R ^a   Pierre, D ^a   Geuskens, G ^a   Devleeschouwer, M ^a   Moes A J ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Azo reduction; Clostridium perfringens; Colon specific drug delivery; Eudragit ; NADPH; Redox potential

Indexed keywords

AMARANTH; AZO COMPOUND; BENZYLVIOLOGEN; BUFFER; EUDRAGIT; PHOSPHATE; POLYMER; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG COATING; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PERMEABILITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032498535     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(97)00327-X     Document Type: Article

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