MATERIAL AND COMPRESSION PROPERTIES OF
NATIVE AND MODIFIED PLANTAIN STARCHES
JOHN O. AYORINDE1*, MICHEAL A. ODENIYI1, YINKA J. OYENIYI2
1Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, University of
Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
2Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Usman
Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria.
*corresponding author: shogo205@yahoo.com
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Abstract:

Native forms of starch lack certain properties such as viscosity and stability and this limits its use in pharmaceutical formulations. This limitation can be improved by physical and chemical modifications. Hence comparative evaluation of the properties of native and modified forms of plantain (Musa paradisiaca) starch was done with a view to assessing their usage in pharmaceutical formulations.






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