The unique attributes, biodegradability, biocompatibility, perfect accessibility, and low production costs led to the use of natural gums in a different section our lives. Among them, we can mention obtained from microorganisms (xanthan gum gellan gum), plant tissues (Arabic tragacanth), seeds (konjac guar seaweeds (alginates, agar gum, carrageenans). Gums have essential applications medical ph...

we introduce a new smooth, non-toxic, biocompatible method for cross-linking of gum tragacanth (gt), a polysaccharide of natural origin, in order to serve as a new supporting matrix for immobilization systems.  the modified gum is used as a matrix for the catalysis of the conversion of benzyl penicillin to 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-apa) by means of escherichia coli atcc11105 with penicillin g...

1. In the present investigation with rings of everted rat small intestine, carbohydrate gelling agents (plant polysaccharides) such as guaran, pectin, tragacanth, carubin and carrageenan were employed to study their direct effect on intestinal absorption of alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, D-galactose, L-leucine and L-phenylalanine. 2. Inhibition was found to correlate with the viscosity of the incuba...

Sustained release tablets of isoniazid were fabricated using guar gum and carbapol, Tragacanth Gum and PEG-6000, in different proportion and combinations by direct compression technique, Bulk density, tapped density, compressibility index, Hausner ratio before being punched as tablets. The tablets were evaluated for physical characteristic like hardness, weight variation, friability, and drug c...

A rapid neutralization test for influenza A and B viruses was developed. In this method, a 96-well tissue culture plate was used for the preparation of cell monolayers and the peroxidase-antiperoxidase staining technique was used for the visualization of foci infected with these viruses. In the presence of trypsin and tragacanth gum, clear foci developed 1 day after infection. A linear relation...