Preparation of alginate/chitosan microcapsules and enteric coated granules of mistletoe lectin

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 118-126

  Lyu, Su Yun ^b   Kwon, Young Ju ^a   Joo, Hye Jin ^a   Park, Won Bong ^a  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteric coating; Lectin; Microcapsules; Mistletoe; Oral administration

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; METHYLMETHACRYLATE METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; METHYLMETHACRYLATE-METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT LECTIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN, VISCUM; TOXIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MICROCAPSULE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PH; PLANT; TUMOR CELL LINE; VISCUM ALBUM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALGINATES; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CAPSULES; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MISTLETOE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LECTINS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER;

EID: 6944231374     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980057     Document Type: Article

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