Title: Locust bean gum in drug delivery application
Abstract: Natural polymers have been used in the formulation of novel drug delivery systems because of their ideal properties such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, and ease of availability. Locust bean gum (LBG) is a natural polymer, which has been used as an excipient in the conventional dosage forms because of its gelling and thickening properties. LBG is a nonstarch polysaccharide made up of galactose and mannose moieties and thus, it is known as galactomannan. LBG depicts synergistic effects with several other polysaccharides such as Κ-carrageenan and xanthan gum. It is utilized in the development of several drug delivery systems such as tablets, capsules, beads, microspheres, gel, and polymeric films. LBG-based preparations exhibit a sustained release pattern, and LBG also imparts mucoadhesion in few formulations. This chapter deals with different applications of LBG in various types of drug delivery systems.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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