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ArticleACS omega2021

Synthesis and Characterization of Thiolated Gum Ghatti as a Novel Excipient: Development of Compression-Coated Mucoadhesive Tablets of Domperidone.

Vivek Puri, Ameya Sharma, Pradeep Kumar, Inderbir Singh, Kampanart Huanbutta

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Article in ACS omega, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nanoparticles of thiolated gum ghatti for the controlled ocular delivery of Ciprofloxacin.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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  3. Synthesis of GG-Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2023
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  5. Design and evaluation of sustained release mucoadhesive film of sumatriptan succinate containing grafted co-polymer as the platform.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Vivek PuriChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.
Ameya SharmaChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.
Pradeep KumarWits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-4350
Inderbir SinghChitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.
Kampanart HuanbuttaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Burapha University, 169, Saensook, Muang 20131, Chonburi, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8188-153X
Chitkara University · INBurapha University · THUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucoadhesive polymers represent a major part of site-specific and localized retention strategies in oral drug delivery. The present research was designed to synthesize and characterize a novel mucoadhesive carbohydrate polymer (thiolated gum ghatti; TGG), which was employed to formulate mucoadhesive tablets of domperidone using an industrially viable compression coating technique. Thiolation of gum ghatti was achieved by the ester formation (esterification) between the hydroxyl group and the carboxyl group of gum ghatti and thioglycolic acid. TGG was characterized by various physicochemical techniques such as FTIR, XRD, SEM, and DSC. In rheological studies, the observed viscosities of pure gum mucin were 45.45 and 71.75 mPa·s and those of the thiolated gum were 78.7 and 112.58 mPa·s, respectively, in water and simulated gastric fluid. A significant increase in viscosity for thiolated gum may be attributed to increased macromolecular interactions responsible for enhanced mucoadhesive potential of thiolated gum.

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