| 1]
What are gums? Gums or hydrocolloids are naturally occurring,
high molecular weight plant polysaccharides. They are
water-soluble with a variety of properties including gelling,
thickening, and film forming. |
| 2)
Reasons for using gums include: |
| film-coating |
sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose and other cellulose
derivatives |
| emulsifying/suspending
agents |
acacia,
agar, alginic acid, guar gum, locust bean gum, pectin,
carrageenan, xanthan
gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose
and other cellulose derivatives |
| gelling
agent |
agar,
carrageenans, alginates, locust bean gum, |
| binders |
guar
gum, locust bean gum, pectins, sodium carboxymethylcellulose,
microcrystalline cellulose, methylcellulose and other
cellulose derivatives |
| disintegrants |
alginic
acid, gellan gum |
| diluents |
microcrystalline
cellulose |
| chewable
tablets |
microcrystalline
cellulose/guar gum combination |
| modified
release agent |
gellan
gum, methylcellulose and other cellulose derivatives,
guar gum, locust bean gum, |
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10/06/03
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