Tag: Pharmaceutical Excipients

General Description Synonyms: 4-Hydroxy-m-anisaldehyde; p-hydroxy-m-methoxybenzaldehyde; 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde; methylprotocatechuic aldehyde; Rhovanil; vanillic aldehyde; vanillinum. Description: White or cream, crystalline needles or powder with characteristic vanilla odor and sweet taste. Chemical Name: 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde Functions Flavoring agent. Uses Vanillin is widely used as a flavor in pharmaceuticals, foods, beverages, and confectionery products, to which it imparts a characteristic taste…

General Description Synonyms: Captex GTO; glycerol trielaidate; glyceryl trioleate; 9-octadecenoic acid-1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; olein; 1,2,3-propanetriyl tris((E)-9- octadecenoate); trielaidin; trielaidoylglycerol; 1,2,3-tri(cis-9-octadecenoyl)glycerol. Description: Triolein occurs as a clear, colorless to yellowish oily liquid, and is tasteless and odorless. Chemical Name: 2,3-bis[[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]oxy]propyl (Z)-octadec-9-enoate Functions Emollient; penetration enhancer; solubilizing agent; solvent. Uses Triolein is used as a solubilizer and solvent…

General Description Synonyms: Citric acid ethyl ester; Citroflex 2; Citrofol AI; E1505; ethyl citrate; Hydagen CAT; 1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, triethyl ester (9CI); TEC; triethylis citras. Description: Triethyl citrate is a clear, viscous, odorless, and practically colorless, hygroscopic liquid. Chemical Name: 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid triethyl ester Functions Plasticizer; solvent. Uses Triethyl citrate and the related esters acetyltriethyl…

General Description Synonyms: TEA; Tealan; triethylolamine; trihydroxytriethylamine; tris (hydroxyethyl)amine; trolaminum. Description: Triethanolamine is a clear, colorless to pale yellow-colored viscous liquid having a slight ammoniacal odor. It is a mixture of bases, mainly 2,20 ,200-nitrilotriethanol, although it also contains 2,20 – iminobisethanol (diethanolamine) and smaller amounts of 2- aminoethanol (monoethanolamine). Chemical Name: 2,20 ,200-Nitrilotriethanol Functions…

General Description Synonyms: Caprylic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; caprylic acid triglyceride; Captex 8000; glycerin tricaprylate; glycerol tricaprylate; glycerol trioctanoate; glyceryl tricaprylate; glyceryl trioctanoate; Hest TC; MCT; Miglyol 808; n-octanoic acid glycerol triester; octanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; Panasate 800; Rofetan GTC; tricaprilin; tricapryloglycerol; tricaprylylglycerin; trioctanoin; trioctonolglycerol. Description: Tricaprylin occurs as a clear, colorless to pale-yellow liquid. It…

General Description Synonyms: Captex 500; E1518; glycerol triacetate; glyceryl triacetate; triacetinum; triacetyl glycerine. Description: Triacetin is a colorless, viscous liquid with a slightly fatty odor. Chemical Name: 1,2,3-Propanetriol triacetate [ Functions Humectant; plasticizer; solvent. Uses Triacetin is mainly used as a hydrophilic plasticizer in both aqueous and solvent-based polymeric coating of capsules, tablets, beads, and…

General Description Synonyms: Citric acid, tributyl ester; Citroflex 4; TBC; tri-n-butyl citrate; tributyl 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate. Description: Tributyl citrate is a clear, odorless, practically colorless, oily liquid. Chemical Name: 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy, tributyl ester Functions Plasticizer Uses Tributyl citrate is used to plasticize polymers in formulated pharmaceutical coatings. The coating applications include capsules, tablets, beads, and granules…

General Description Synonyms: Ascend; a-D-glucopyranosyl-a-D-glucopyranoside; (a-D-glucosido)- a-D-glucoside; mycose; natural trehalose; a,a-trehalose; Treha; trehalose dihydrate Description: Trehalose occurs as virtually odorless, white or almost white crystals with a sweet taste (approximately 45% of the sweetness of sucrose) Chemical Name: Dioxotitanium Functions Color adjuvant; flavor enhancer; freeze-drying agent; humectant; stabilizing agent; sweetening agent; tablet diluent; thickening agent.…

General Description Synonyms:  Anatase titanium dioxide; brookite titanium dioxide; color index number 77891; E171; Hombitan FF-Pharma; Kemira AFDC; Kronos 1171; pigment white 6; Pretiox AV-01-FG; rutile titanium dioxide; Tioxide; TiPure; titanic anhydride; titanii dioxidum; Tronox. Description: White, amorphous, odorless, and tasteless nonhygroscopic powder. Although the average particle size of titanium dioxide powder is less than…

General Description Synonyms: E413; goat’s thorn; gum benjamin; gum dragon; gum tragacanth; persian tragacanth; trag; tragant; tragacantha. Description: Tragacanth gum occurs as flattened, lamellated, frequently curved fragments, or as straight or spirally twisted linear pieces from 0.5–2.5 mm in thickness; it may also be obtained in a powdered form. White to yellowish in color, tragacanth…

General Description Synonyms: Acido trimico; 3-p-cymenol; p-cymen-3-ol; Flavinol; 3-hydroxy-pcymene; 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene; Intrasol; isopropyl cresol; isopropyl-m-cresol; 6-isopropyl-m-cresol; isopropylmetacresol; 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol; 1-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-isopropylbenzene; 5-methyl-2-isopropylphenol; 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) phenol; Medophyll; thyme camphor; thymic acid; mthymol; thymolum; timol. Description: Thymol occurs as colorless or often large translucent crystals, or as a white crystalline powder with a herbal odor (aromatic and thymelike) and a pungent…

General Description Synonyms: E957; katemfe; Talin; taumatin; taumatina; thalin; thaumatine; thaumatins; thaumatins protein. Description: Thaumatin occurs as a pale-brown colored, odorless, hygroscopic powder with an intensely sweet taste. Chemical Name: Thaumatin Functions Flavor enhancer; sweetening agent. Uses Thaumatin is a naturally occurring intense sweetening agent approximately 2000–3000 times as sweet as sucrose. It has a…

General Description Synonyms: Dymel 134a/P; fluorocarbon 134a; Frigen 134a; Genetron 134a; HFA 134a; HFC 134a; Isceon 134a; Klea 134a; propellant 134a; refrigerant 134a; Solkane 134a; Suva 134a; Zephex 134a. Description: Tetrafluoroethane is a liquefied gas and exists as a liquid at room temperature when contained under its own vapor pressure, or as a gas when…

General Description Synonyms: Acidum tartaricum; L-(þ)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid; (2R,3R)- 2,3-dihydroxybutane-1,4-dioic acid; 2,3-dihydroxysuccinic acid; E334; d-tartaric acid; L-(þ)-tartaric acid. Description: Tartaric acid occurs as colorless monoclinic crystals, or a white or almost white crystalline powder. It is odorless, with an extremely tart taste. Chemical Name: [R-(R*,R*)]-2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid Functions Acidifying agent; flavoring agent; sequestering agent. Uses Tartaric acid…

General Description Synonyms: D-lyxo-Hexulose; (3S,4S,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5- tetrol; Naturlose; D-tagatose; tagatosum; tagatoza. Description: Tagatose is a white, anhydrous crystalline solid. It is a carbohydrate, a ketohexose, an epimer of D-fructose inverted at C-4. It can exist in several tautomeric forms. Chemical Name: (3S,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one Functions Sweetening agent. Uses Tagatose is used as a sweetening agent in beverages, foods,…