Open AccessIn vitro evaluation of Moringa oleifera gum for colon- specific drug delivery
Author(s) -
Anil Kumar Singhal,
Edwin Jarald,
Saeed Ahmad,
Adil Daud
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of pharmaceutical investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2230-973X
pISSN - 2230-9713
DOI - 10.4103/2230-973x.96926
Subject(s) - moringa , guar gum , traditional medicine , curcumin , friability , fucoidan , food science , chemistry , chitosan , drug , drug delivery , polysaccharide , pharmacology , medicine , first pass effect , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Moringa gum obtained from stem of the plant Moringa oleifera Lam. belonging to family Moringaceae. Number of naturally occurring polysaccharides obtained from plant (guar gum, inulin), animal (chitosan, chondrotin sulphate), algal (alginates) or microbial (dextran) origin.