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Table 1 Solubility studies of natural mucoadhesive agent

From: Screening of polysaccharides from fruit pulp of Ziziphus mauritiana L. and Artocarpus heterophyllus L. as natural mucoadhesives

Solubility studies

ZM gum

AH gum

Cool water (8–25 °C)

a

a

Warm water (30–40 °C)

+

+

Ethanol

−

−

Methanol

−

−

Dichloromethane

−

−

Chloroform

−

−

Benzene

−

−

Ethyl acetate

−

−

  1. + soluble, − insoluble, apartially soluble