Research Article

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 4

Characterization of pectin from unripe Musa paradisiaca peels.

ParametersACEPALEP

Equivalent weight (mg/mol)1666.667 ± 0.0323125.000 ± 0.065
Methoxyl content (%)15.690 ± 0.0348.585 ± 0.006
Anhydrouronic acid content, AUA (%)99.620 ± 0.04754.154 ± 0.032
Degree of esterification, DE (%)89.400 ± 0.00690.010 ± 0.072
Moisture content (%)11.785 ± 0.0156.614 ± 0.006
Ash content (%)2.560 ± 0.0074.060 ± 0.006
Crude protein (%)8.123 ± 0.00911.633 ± 0.003

Each value is expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 3).