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="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Samples</td><td class="align_center">Observation</td><td class="align_center">Result</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ACEP</td><td class="align_center">A translucent, opaque gel formed, and upon the addition of 1 mL of HCl, a colourless gel was observed and a white cotton-like precipitate formed on boiling</td><td class="align_center">Pectin is present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ALEP</td><td class="align_center">A translucent, opaque gel formed, and upon the addition of 1 mL of HCl, a colourless gel was observed and a white cotton-like precipitate formed on boiling</td><td class="align_center">Pectin is present</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Identification test for pectin in acid and alkaline extracts from <i>Musa paradisiaca</i> peels.</div>

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Table 3: 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 3 | 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 