Research Article

Evaluation of Ulcer Protective Activity of Morus alba L. Extract-Loaded Chitosan Microspheres in Ethanol-Induced Ulcer in Rat Model

Table 2

Various runs at different experimental conditions are suggested by the Box-Behnken design.

RunIndependent variablesResponses
Chitosan (A)Glutaraldehyde (B)RPM (C)Y 1 (% yield)Y 2a (%EE for rutin)Y 2b (%EE for quercetin)Particle size (µm)

R111100084.1471.8270.2345.25
R221100086.3676.5474.3451.67
R315100086.2877.1474.1341.27
R425100088.2279.4376.7645.07
R51380095.8585.4583.1140.48
R62380093.8889.3387.4346.29
R713120079.4276.2374.8739.98
R823120085.7780.5477.1143.61
R91.5180096.588.3484.9844.48
R101.5580098.391.6688.2438.33
R111.51120083.578.1176.8942.46
R121.55120085.3782.3479.1138.24
R131.53100090.180.5977.8940.03
R141.53100090.579.2977.0239.27
R151.53100090.281.8778.4540.86
R161.53100091.0180.8278.140.36
R171.53100089.879.2377.3239.24