BACKGROUND Gum of Chios mastic (Pistacia lentiscus var. chia) is a natural antimicrobial agent that has found extensive use in pharmaceutical products and as a nutritional supplement. The molecular mechanisms of its anti-inflammatory activity, however, are not clear. In this work, the potential role of antioxidant activity of Chios mastic gum has been evaluated. METHODS Scavenging of superoxi...

Ferula gummosa Boiss. (Apiaceae) is one of the natural plants of Iran. The whole plant, but especially the root, contains the gum resin "galbanum". A study of the comparative effects of galbanum gum and two standard binding agents--polyvinylpyrolidone and acacia--on characteristics of acetaminophen and calcium carbonate compacts was made. The Ferula gummosa gum was extracted and its swelling in...

ferula gumosa  boiss is one of the natural plants of iran whose exudates (barijeh) can be used in food industry. in the present study the properties of the gum extracted from tubers of ferula gumosa were examined. for this purpose, gum was extracted from crude exudates by alcoholic extraction with 90% (v/v) ethanol. the purity of gum was relatively high, and it was composed mostly of polysaccha...

Gum polysaccharides are comprised of different monosaccharide units joined together by O-glycosidic linkages. The structural diversity of different polysaccharides is due to differences in degree of polymerization, monosaccharide composition, chain shapes, and linkage types. Gum polysaccharides are commonly used in both food and nonfood industries as stabilizers, thickening and gelling agents, ...

Purpose: To develop orally disintegrating tablets of ondansetron HCl using natural Superdisintegrants. Method: Tablets containing the drug were prepared by dry granulation method using different concentrations of superdisintegrants such as modified gum karaya, modified natural agar, crosscarmellose sodium and sodium starch glycollate. The formulations were evaluated for weight variation, hardne...

Background & Aim: Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern egumes of the genus Astragalus, that is a viscous, odorless, tasteless, water-soluble mixture of polysaccharides. Tragacanth is used in pharmaceutical and foods industries as an emulsifier, thickener, stabilizer, and texturant additive. Sponge cake is one of the most popular b...

Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) constitutes a potential alternative raw material and ingredient in food industry applications due to its dietary fiber content. Gum can be extracted from its dietary fiber fractions for use as an additive to control viscosity, stability, texture, and consistency in food systems. The gum extracted from chia seeds was characterized to determine their quality and potenti...

Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. [= Operculina terpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso (Hindi—Nisoth, Pitohri), a perennial plant with a muchtwisted stem is found through out India. It is reported to be highly medicinal and is cultivated occasionally in gardens as an ornamental plant. Some hydroxy fatty acids, butulin, lupeol and sitosterol have been found in the plant. Seed gums are important vegetable products...

Locust bean pods were utilized as cattle feed for a very long time but now its seed endosperm powder is locust gum in various industries such food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, textile, paint, mining, oil drilling and construction thickening stabilizing properties. In pharmaceutical industries, used the production of solid monolithic matrix systems, films, beads, micro-particles, nano-particles, i...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND The biological functions of natural biopolymers from plant sources depend on their chemical composition and molecular structure. In addition, the extraction and further processing conditions significantly influence the chemical and molecular structure of the plant biopolymer. The main objective of the present study was to characterize the chemical and molecular structur...