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
Table 3
Identification test for pectin in acid and alkaline extracts from Musa paradisiaca peels.
Samples
Observation
Result
ACEP
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
Pectin is present
ALEP
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