Pharmaceutical Assessment of the Impact of the Method of Extraction on the Suitability of Pectin from Plantain (<i>Musa paradisiaca</i>) Peels as a Suspending Agent in Oral Liquid Formulations

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Phytochemicals</td><td class="align_center">Observation</td><td class="align_center">Inference</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Glycosides</td><td class="align_center">Presence of brick-red precipitate</td><td class="align_center">Glycoside is present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Saponins</td><td class="align_center">A froth that persisted for 5 minutes</td><td class="align_center">Saponin is present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Tannins</td><td class="align_center">A light brown precipitate formed, which persisted after the addition of 5 drops of 1% ferric chloride solution</td><td class="align_center">Tannin is present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Phenols</td><td class="align_center">Bluish-black colour</td><td class="align_center">Phenol is present</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Phytochemical profile of acid- and alkaline-extracted <i>Musa paradisiaca</i> pectin.</div>

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Table 2: Pharmaceutical Assessment of the Impact of the Method of Extraction on the Suitability of Pectin from Plantain (<i>Musa paradisiaca</i>) Peels as a Suspending Agent in Oral Liquid Formulations 

Table 2 | Pharmaceutical Assessment of the Impact of the Method of Extraction on the Suitability of Pectin from Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Peels as a Suspending Agent in Oral Liquid Formulations 