Tamarind seed polysaccharide: A promising natural excipient for pharmaceuticals

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 270-278

  Joseph, Joshny ^a   Kanchalochana, S ^a   Rajalakshmi, G ^a   Hari, Vedha ^a   Durai, Ramya ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; excipient; pharmaceutical; sustained release polymer; tamarind seed polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CARBOMER; CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARIND KERNEL POLYSACCHARIDE; DICLOFENAC; EMULSIFYING AGENT; EXCIPIENT; GALACTOSE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; GUM ARABIC; HYALURONIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; LAMIVUDINE; NITRENDIPINE; OFLOXACIN; OIL; PETROLEUM; PILOCARPIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; RUFLOXACIN; TAMARIND SEED POLYSACCHARIDE; TETRAETHOXYSILANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOSE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY EYE; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; EX VIVO STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MELTING POINT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHARMACEUTICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; TABLET HARDNESS; TAMARIND; THERMOSTABILITY; VISCOSITY; WATER RETENTION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84875955615     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.108205     Document Type: Review

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