Several physical and chemical treatments were employed to modify Taro (Colocasia esculenta) starch. Th e eff ects of pH and heating temperature on their swelling powers and solubilities were studied. At 95 oC, heat-moisture treated, oxidized and acetylated starches were more soluble, while cross-linked starch was less soluble as compared to raw starch. Heat-moisture treated and chemically modif...

Starch is a carbohydrate composed of chain of glucose molecule. Potato, corn, rice are the major sources for starch but they are also used as a food. Our aim was to extract starch from some nonconventional source like taro plant (Colocasia esculenta) and did some physical and chemical modification to enhance the properties of starch. Physical modification method of starch like Osmotic Pressure ...

Abstract Acetylation is a method of chemically modified starch that can be used to improve the physicochemical properties starch. The aim study was obtain pH and concentration acetic anhydride which gave best effect on characteristics acetylated sago arranged using completely randomized design with factorial pattern in combination suspension 7.0; 8.0; 9.0 10.0 concentrations 3%, 6%, 9%, 12% 15%...

The present investigation deals with the development of controlled release tablets of salbutamol sulphate using graft copolymers (St-g-PMMA and Ast-g-PMMA) of starch and acetylated starch. Drug excipient compatibility was spectroscopically analyzed via FT-IR, which confirmed no interaction between drug and other excipients. Formulations were evaluated for physical characteristics like hardness,...