Research Article
Development of Oral Dissolvable Films of Diclofenac Sodium for Osteoarthritis Using Albizia and Khaya Gums as Hydrophilic Film Formers
Table 3
The mineral and toxic metal ion content of
Albizia and
Khaya gums (mean ± SD,
).
| | Parameter | Type of gum | | Albizia | Khaya |
| | Mineral ions | | | | Iron (mg/100 g) | 16.450 ± 0.087 | 9.640 ± 0.069 | | Copper (mg/100 g) | 3.240 ± 0.069 | 2.087 ± 0.023 | | Manganese (mg/100 g) | 18.933 ± 0.058 | 2.637 ± 0.064 | | Zinc (mg/100 g) | 7.883 ± 0.029 | 6.633 ± 0.058 | | Calcium (g/100 g) | 0.413 ± 0.012 | 0.870 ± 0.035 | | Magnesium (g/100 g) | 0.633 ± 0.029 | 0.847 ± 0.046 | | Potassium (g/100 g) | 2.777 ± 0.064 | 0.193 ± 0.006 | | Sodium (g/100 g) | 0.133 ± 0.012 | 0.070 ± 0.000 | | Phosphorus (g/100 g) | 0.070 ± 0.000 | 0.103 ± 0.006 | | Other elements | | | | Nitrogen (g/100 g) | 1.137 ± 0.012 | 0.560 ± 0.017 | | Carbon (g/100 g) | 45.903 ± 0.023 | 47.303 ± 0.040 | | Toxic metal ions | | | | Lead (g/g) | 0.010 ± 0.000 | Nil | | Mercury (g/g) | 0.005 ± 0.007 | Nil | | Cadmium (g/g) | 0.015 ± 0.007 | 0.005 ± 0.007 | | Arsenic (g/g) | Nil | 0.012 ± 0.002 | | Cyanide (g/g) | Nil | Nil |
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