G0503
Karaya gum
Synonym(s):
Gum karaya from sterculia tree, Tragacanth Indian
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biological source
plant fluids (Gum karaya)
Quality Level
form
powder
color
faint yellow to brown
storage temp.
room temp
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Application
Karaya gum may be used for the development of gastro intestinal tract drug delivery vehicles, mucoadhesive sustained release drug delivery and noneffervescent floating drug delivery systems in combination with alginate.
Other Notes
Believed to be a partially acetylated polymer of galactose, rhamnose, and glucuronic acid with a M.W. of approx. 9,500,000.
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Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 2
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Sadia Afrose et al.
Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.), 29(5), 350-354 (2009-06-27)
Different sources of saponins are known to have hypocholesterolemic activity with varying degrees of efficacy. We hypothesize that karaya root saponin would efficiently reduce cholesterol. The aim of this study is to examine the comparative hypocholesterolemic effect of karaya root
Oluwatoyin A Odeku et al.
Pharmaceutical development and technology, 11(4), 435-441 (2006-11-15)
A study has been made of the compression properties of khaya gum matrices and the effects of drug concentration and method of preparation of the material on the compression, mechanical and the drug release characteristics of the matrices. Khaya gum
S Singh et al.
Current drug delivery, 4(4), 269-275 (2007-11-06)
The present investigation concerns the development of floating matrix tablets of metoclopramide hydrochloride (MHCl) for improving its bioavailability by prolonging gastric residence time. Floating matrix tablets (FMT) of MHCl were prepared using the polymers guar gum (GG), karaya gum (KG)
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AAPS PharmSciTech, 11(3), 1276-1286 (2010-08-17)
Essential oils are used in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Despite the recent marketing of novel essential-oil-containing patches, there is no information on their production, constituents, or physical properties. The objectives of this study were to produce essential-oil patches and characterize
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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 43(9), e83-e88 (2006-10-10)
We investigated an outbreak involving 2 patients hospitalized at hospital A with cutaneous Rhizopus arrhizus (oryzae) infections of surgically created stomas. A cohort study involving all patients having ileostomy or colostomy surgery during the outbreak period (January-April 2005) was performed.
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