Products Polysaccharides are present as excipients and active ingredients in numerous pharmaceuticals. They play a fundamental role in foods for nutrition. Polysaccharides are also known as glycans (glycans). Structure and properties Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrates composed of hundreds to thousands of sugar units (monosaccharides). As few as 11 monosaccharides are referred to as polysaccharides. They … Polysaccharides
Products Alginic acid and its salts are used as excipients in pharmaceuticals. Structure and properties Alginic acid is a copolymer consisting of a mixture of polyuronic acids from different proportions of β-(14)-D-mannuronic acid and α-(14)-L-guluronic acid. It is mainly obtained from brown algae. Alginic acid exists as a white to pale yellowish-brown, crystalline or amorphous … Alginic Acid
Products Tragacanth is used in medicinal products as an excipient. Structure and properties Tragacanth is the air-hardened, gummy exudate that flows naturally or after incision from the trunk and branches of the shrub and from certain other West Asian species of the genus. Tragacanth is a complex polysaccharide composed of different monosaccharides and associated with … Tragacanth
Definition On the one hand, drugs contain the active ingredients that mediate the pharmacological effects. On the other hand, they consist of excipients, which are used for the production or to support and regulate the drug effect. Placebos, which consist only of excipients and contain no active ingredients, are an exception. Excipients can be of … Auxiliary Materials
Products Arabic gum (gum arabic) is available in pharmacies and drugstores as an open product. It is also found in foods, medicines and in cosmetics. Gum arabic was used by the ancient Egyptians over 4000 years ago. Structure and properties Arabic gum is an air-hardened, gummy exudate that comes out naturally or after cutting the … Arabic Gum
Products Pregelatinized starch is used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals, especially in tablets. Structure and properties Pregelatinized starch is obtained from corn starch, potato starch, or rice starch by mechanical processing in the presence of water with or application of heat. In this process, some or all of the starch granules burst. The powder is … Pregelatinized Starch
Products Many medicines are commercially available as dragées. However, tablets or capsules are produced much more frequently today because it is easier and less expensive. New launches with dragées have become rare. Orthographically, both the French name and the Germanized one are correct. Structure and properties Dragées are one of the solid dosage forms and … Dragées
