Pharmaceutical Assessment of Watermelon Rind Pectin as a Suspending Agent in Oral Liquid Dosage Forms

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Test</td><td class="align_center">Observation</td><td class="align_center">Inference</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pectin solution + heating and cooling</td><td class="align_center">A stiff gel was formed on cooling</td><td class="align_center">Pectin present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pectin solution + ethanol</td><td class="align_center">A colourless gelatinous precipitate was formed</td><td class="align_center">Pectin present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pectin solution + NaOH (2 M)</td><td class="align_center">A translucent gel was formed</td><td class="align_center">Pectin present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pectin gel + HCl (3 M) + boiling</td><td class="align_center">White cotton-like precipitates is formed while boiling</td><td class="align_center">Pectin present</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Identification of watermelon rind pectin.</div>

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Table 4: Pharmaceutical Assessment of Watermelon Rind Pectin as a Suspending Agent in Oral Liquid Dosage Forms 