Evaluation of Spinacia oleracea L. leaves mucilage as an innovative suspending agent

• Main Authors: Amit Kumar Nayak (Author), Dilipkumar Pal (Author), Dipti Ranjan Pany (Author), Biswaranjan Mohanty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The present study was undertaken to evaluate the mucilage isolated from Spinacia oleracea L. leaves, commonly named spinach (family: Amaranthaceae) as an innovative suspending agent. Zinc oxide suspensions (20% w/v) were prepared using the mucilage of S. oleracea L. leaves as a suspending agent, and...