Research Article

Acetylation and Evaluation of Taro Boloso-I Starch as Directly Compressible Excipient in Tablet Formulation

Table 2

The acetyl contents and degree of substitution obtained using reaction conditions I and II.

Reaction time (min.)Acetyl content (%A)Degree of substitution (DS)

I1.86 ± 0.1240.072 ± 0.005
II15.6 ± 0.4480.695 ± 0.024

Values are represented as SD.