Comparative Physicochemical Evaluation of Starch Extracted from Cajanus Cajan Seeds Grown in Sudan as a Pharmaceutical Excipient Against Maize Starch | Zendy

Ahmed Abdalla Bakheit | Zendy; Daud Baraka Abdallah | Zendy; Elnazeer I. Hamedelniel | Zendy; Zuheir Osman | Zendy; Khaled M. Algaobahi | Zendy

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Comparative Physicochemical Evaluation of Starch Extracted from Cajanus Cajan Seeds Grown in Sudan as a Pharmaceutical Excipient Against Maize Starch

Author(s) -

Ahmed Abdalla Bakheit,

Daud Baraka Abdallah,

Elnazeer I. Hamedelniel,

Zuheir Osman,

Khaled M. Algaobahi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

oriental journal of physical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2456-799X

DOI - 10.13005/ojps02.02.11

Subject(s) - cajanus , starch , excipient , amylopectin , amylose , maize starch , chemistry , swelling capacity , swelling , solubility , moisture , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , food science , polyvinylpyrrolidone , chemical engineering , chromatography , agronomy , organic chemistry , biology , engineering

The objective of this work was to extract and to investigate the physicochemical properties of Cajanus cajan starch (CCS) for use as pharmaceutical excipient and to compare its properties with official maize starch. Cajanus cajan seeds yielded 32.6 % starch on dry weight basis and several physicochemical characteristics of the extracted CCS and maize starch were evaluated such as: pH, moisture content, cold water solubility, swelling capacity, hydration capacity, moisture uptake, Amylose/ Amylopectin ratio, flow properties and bulk and tapped densities. Also, the microphotograph and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) had been taken for both starch samples. The physicochemical properties of CCS compared favorably with those of maize starch, suggesting that CCS can be used as tablet excipient in pharmaceutical industries. Article history Received: 01 November 2017 Accepted: 20 December 2017

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