Login Register Cart 0
Generic placeholder image

Current Nutraceuticals

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 2665-9786
ISSN (Online): 2665-9794

Back
Journal Home About Journal Editorial Board Current Issue Volumes/Issues
Subscribe
Research Article

Physico-chemical Characterization of Edible Gums Obtained from Anogeissus Latifolia And Abelmoschus Esculentus: Promising Food Additive for Novel Drug Delivery

Author(s): Ritesh Kumar Tiwari*, Lalit Singh and Vaibhav Rastogi

Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022

Published on: 08 March, 2022

Article ID: e010222200745 Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/2665978603666220201122908

Price: $65

Abstract

Background: This paper defines the fluid-dried gum extracted from the fresh fruit of the Okra Gum (Abelmoschus Esculentus) and refined Gum Ghatti (Anogeissus Latifolia) vine to advance practices of characterization.

Introduction: It outlines a systematic study of the physicochemical properties of gums in response to a European Union request for a thorough review of the quality of gums as food additives.

Methods: Ash percent, acid insoluble ash percent, cold-water-soluble percent, pH, acidity (as HCl) percent by mass, viscosity, elemental and heavy metals analysis, and FT-IR are the parameters tested following traditional procedures and current analytical instruments. This study aimed to determine the key functional characteristics of commercially important natural gums. These included flow, solubility, angle of repose, and bulk and true density.

Results: The angle of repose of okra gum was found to be very high (45.66 °), which means that Okra Gum has more adhesive properties than 38.13 ° Gum Ghatti. Okra powder was shown to be sparingly soluble in water and insoluble in acetone, ethanol, and chloroform. Gum Ghatti was found to be water-soluble but practically insoluble in ethanol, acetone, and chloroform. The compressibility index and repose angle of Okra gum are 32.96 percent and 38.13, respectively.

Conclusion: The results of this study established the basic characteristics of gums and demonstrated their potential applications in the fields of novel drug delivery, cosmetics, and other pharmaceutical industries.

Keywords: Okra gum, gum ghatti, novel drug delivery, food additive, physico-chemical properties, edible gum.

Graphical Abstract

[1]
Kaur, L.; Singh, J.; Singh, H. Characterization of gum ghatti (Anogeissus latifolia): A structural and rheological approach. J. Food Sci., 2009, 74(6), E328-E332.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01244.x] [PMID: 19723196]
[2]
Japan’s Specification and Standards for Food Additives, 8th ed; , 2007, p. 279.
[3]
Aspinall, G.O. Chemistry of cell wall polysaccharides; Preiss, J., Ed.; Academic press, Inc.: New York, 1980, Vol. 3, pp. 473-500.
[4]
Sengkhamparn, N.; Sagis, L.M.C.; Vries, D.; Schols, H.A.; Sajjaanantakul, T.; Voragen, A.G.J. Characterisation of cell wall polysaccharides from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench). Food Hydrocoll., 2010, 24, 35-41.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2009.07.007]
[5]
Kumar, R.; Patil, S.; Patil, M.B.; Patil, S.R.; Paschapur, M.S. Isolation and evaluation of disintegrant properties of fenugreek seed mucilage. Int. J. Pharm. Tech. Res., 2009, 1, 982-996.
[6]
Mishra, A.; Clark, J.H.; Pal, S. Modification of Okra mucilage with acrylamide: Synthesis, characterization and swelling behavior. Carbohydr. Polym., 2008, 72(4), 608-615.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.10.009]
[7]
(a) Alamri, M.S.; Mohamed, A.; Hussain, S.; Xu, J. Effect of Okra extract on properties of wheat, corn and rice starches. J. Food Agric. Environ., 2012, 10(1), 217-222.
(b) Mano, J.F.; Koniarova, D.; Reis, R.L. Thermal properties of thermoplastic starch/synthetic polymer blends with potential biomedical applicability. J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Med., 2003, 14(2), 127-135.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022015712170] [PMID: 15348484]
[8]
Farooq, U.; Malviya, R.; Sharma, P.K. Extraction and characterization of okra mucilage as pharmaceutical excipient. Acad. J. Plant Sci., 2013, 6, 168-172.
[9]
British Pharmacopoeia Commission. The British Pharmacopoeia. 200 Her Majesty’s Stationary Office London, 2004, A13.
[10]
Nehete, J.; Bhatia, M. Correlation of antioxidant activity with phenolic content and isolation of antioxidant compound from Lygodium flexuosum (L.) SW extracts. Int. J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 2011, 3, 48-52.
[11]
Ohwoavworhua, F.O.; Adelakun, T.A. Some physical characteristics of microcrystalline cellulose obtained from raw cotton of Cochlospermum planchonii. Trop. J. Pharm. Res., 2005, 4, 1-7.
[12]
Wells, J.I.; Aulton, M.E. Pharmaceutical preformulation. In: Pharmaceutics: The Design and Manufacture of Medicines; Aulton, M.E., Ed.; Churchill Livingstone: Philadelphia, PA, 2007; p. 356.
[13]
Singh, B.; Sharma, N. Development of novel hydrogels by functionalization of sterculia gum for use in anti-ulcer drug delivery. Carbohydr. Polym., 2008, 74, 489-497.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.04.003]
[14]
US Pharmacopeia. 2005. Available from: http://www.pharmacopeia.cn/v29240/usp29nf24s0_c1174.html
[15]
Tiwari, R.K.; Singh, L.; Sharma, V.; Singh, P. Formulation development of fast dissolving tablet of clove - the best nutraceutical analgesic table. Asian Food Sci. J, 2018, 1(3), 1-7.
[16]
Rao, M.A. Rheology of food gum and starch dispersions. In: Rheology of fluid and semisolid foods: Principles and applications, 2nd ed; Rao, M.A., Ed.; Springer Science and Business Media, LLC: NY, 2007; pp. 153-222.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70930-7_4]
[17]
Rajendra A, Bushetti S.S. Formulation and Evaluation Of Matrix Tablets Based On Polyelectrolyte Complex Between Okra Mucilage And Chitosan. Int. Res. J. Phar., 2012, 3(2), 279-284.
[18]
Yasir M, Humayun R, Kashif B, Hammad Y, Abdul Raheem M, Syed Atif R. Fabrication of HPMC and Hibiscus esculentus (okra) gum based microspheres loaded with sulfasalazine and dexamethasone. J. Poly. Res., 2019, 26, 130.
[19]
Brar V, Kaur G, Preparation and Characterization of Polyelectrolyte Complexes of Hibiscus esculentus (Okra) Gum and Chitosan. Int. J. Biom. Volume, 2018. Article ID 4856287, 7.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4856287]
[20]
Reddy M.M, Reddy D.J, Moin A, Shivakumar H.G, Formulation of sustained release matrix tablet using Chitosan/Ghatti gum polyelectrolyte complex. Der Pharmacia Lettre, 2011, 3(2), 119-128.
[21]
Ravi V, Kumar P, Hatna S, Ghatti gum based matrix tablets for oral. sustained delivery of metoprolol succinate. Int. J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 2012, 4, 210-216.

Rights & Permissions Print Cite
Article Metrics
14
1
© 2024 Bentham Science Publishers | Privacy Policy