Since past few years, a number of polysaccharides are being extracted from different herbal
sources, which have already been investigated for biomedical activities. Nowadays …

Biopolysaccharides extracted from plants are mainly photosynthetic byproducts found in
leaves, pods, stems, fruits, grains, seeds, corms, rhizomes, roots, bark exudates, and other …

Natural Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications provides a
fundamental overview of natural polysaccharides, their sources, extraction methodologies …

Alginates are the natural colloidal polysaccharide group, which are water soluble,
biodegradable, nontoxic, and nonirritant in nature. These are mainly extracted from different …

Traditional medicines are considered as both food items and medicine, which have been
used for thousands of years. They contain aerial and underground parts of plants as active …

Naturally extracted glycosaminoglycan chondroitin sulphate is the reactive product of N-
acetylgalactosamine and D-glucuronic acid. Chondroitin sulfate (CS) extracted from …

Plant polysaccharides are the by-products of photosynthesis within the plants and are being
extracted from different parts of the plants, such as leaves, pods, fruits, seeds, cereals …

Insulin is one of the most important drugs in the clinical treatment of diabetes. There is
growing interest in oral insulin administration as it mimics the physiological pathway and …

Chemical modification of polysaccharides is an important approach for their transformation
into customized matrices that suit different applications. Microwave irradiation (MW) has …

Gum arabic is a natural polysaccharidic gum, which is extracted from Acacia nilotica,
belonging to the family, Leguminosae. Its molecular structure is very complex. It contains …