Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
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Features & Benefits
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Dextrose (C6H12O6), is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry for several reasons.
- Binder - Dextrose is used as a binder to formulations providing cohesiveness to dry powders enabling creation of tablet.
- Nutrient - as an excipient, dextrose may be dissolved and provided to patient that require additional calories for energy for example in dialysis treatment or parenteral malnutrition.
- Carrier - Dextrose can also be used as a medium for other injectable medicines.
As with many saccharides, Dextrose can be produced in two stereo-isomers. However only D-glucose is naturally occurring and can be metabolized. The mirror image of the molecule, L-glucose, cannot be metabolized by cells in process known as glycolysis.
Applications & Uses
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- Filler or binder for tablets
- Carbohydrate source
- Malnutrition treatment
- Hypoglycemia treatment
Properties
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| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Energy | 4 | kcal/g | — |
| Relative Sweetness (v/s sucrose) | approx. 75 | — | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
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