FINAL 01 - Special Methods in Pharmaceutical Analysis Flashcards
Is the residue, consisting chiefly of cellulose that remains undissolved after successive treatment with boiling acid and alkali
Crude fiber
Principle involved - Cocoa
Gravimetric analysis
Sample - Cocoa
Cocoa powder
Scientific name - Cocoa
Theobroma cacao L.
Family - Cocoa
Sterculiaceae
Is used as an emmenagogue, emollient, and nutritive
Cocoa
Crude fiber limit
7% of ether-insoluble residue
Represents the volatile oil of the drug
Volatile ether-soluble extractives
Represents the active constituents associated with volatile matter such as fixed oils, resins, and coloring matter
Non-volatile ether-soluble extractives
Cocoa NVESE limit
10-22% of NVESE
Temperature at which ether boils
35°C
Is defined as the number of milligrams of KOH necessary to neutralize the free acids of 1g of oil, fat, wax, resin, etc.
Acid value/acid number/acidity index
Refers to the number of milligrams of KOH required to neutralize the free acids and saponify the esters contained in 1g of oil, fat, wax, resin, etc.
Saponification value/Saponification number/Koettsdorfer number
Is the number of milligrams of KOH required to saponify the esters in 1g of fatty or volatile oil, fat, wax, balsam, etc.
Ester value/Ester number
Scientific name - Peppermint
Mentha x piperita
Family - Peppermint
Lamiaceae
Species name of peppermint which means ‘peppery’
Piperita
Limit - Peppermint oil
not less than 5% menthyl acetate; not less than 50% of total menthol
3 esters found in volatile oils
Linolol, Menthol, Santolol
The number of grams of iodine absorbed under specified conditions by 100g of oil, fat, wax, or other substances
Iodine value/Iodine number
Has an iodine value of above 120
Drying oil
3 examples of drying oil
Linseed, Fish, Cod-liver
Has an iodine value of 100-120
Semidrying oil
Has an iodine value of below 100
Non-drying oil
2 examples of non-drying oil
Cottonseed, Sesame
Fixed oil obtained from the ripe fruit of Olea europaea Linne
Olive oil
Scientific name for olive
Olea europaea Linne
Family - Olive
Oleaceae
Is present in olive oil
Oleic acid
Iodine value USP specification of olive oil
Between 79-88