Elardo, Heljen M.

BSP2D PCOG LAB MAY 12,2021 M3 Carbohydrates Check-in Activity

Based on our lesson in this module, make a summary (in a table format) of carbohydrates' importance in pharmacy. Use the table
below as your basis. Type the answers and upload it in PDF format. Remember to write your SURNAME, FIRST NAME, year and
section, and date submitted.

MONOSACCHARIDES

Name of Sugar Plant/Animal Source Scientific Name Family Name Use/s

• Use as a diagnostic agent to

Xylose • Corncob • Zea mays • Poaceae
evaluate intestinal absorption
• A nutrient and may be given
by mouth, by enema, by
subcutaneous injection, or by
Dextrose • Grapes • Vitis vinifera • Vitaceae intravenous injection, as
required.
• An ingredient in many
parenterals.
DISACCHARIDES
• A pharmaceutic necessity
for syrups.
• A demulcent and a nutrient.
• In sufficient concentration
• Sugar Cane • Saccharum officinarum • Poaceae in aqueous solution, sugar
Sucrose • Beet • Beta vulgaris • Amaranthaceae is bacteriostatic and
• Sugar maple • Acer saccharum • Sapindaceae preservative
• Sugar masks disagreeable
tastes in troches and tablets
and retards oxidation in
certain preparations.

• An inert diluent for other

Lactose • Cow • Bos Taurus • Bovidae
drugs
OLIGOSACCHARIDES
• Used as a base substance for
Raffinose • Green Beans • Phaseolus vulgaris • Fabaceae
sucralose
• Used as a bulk
Stachyose • Soybeans • Glycine max • Fabaceae
sweetener (excipient)

POLYSACCHARIDES

HOMOGLYCAN

Name Plant/Animal Source Scientific Name Family Name Use/s

• High molecular weight

• From sucrose by the (MW) dextrans of 6%
action of a solutions as plasma
Dextrans transglucosylase • Leuconostoc mesenteroides • Leuconostocaceae expanders in cases of
enzyme system shock or pending shock
(dextran sucrase) caused by hemorrhage,
trauma, or severe burns.
• Employed as a surgical
dressing
• It serves as a mechanical
Purified cotton • Upland
• Gossypium hirsutum • Malvaceae protection to absorb blood,
(absorbent cotton) cotton or Mexican
mucus, or pus and to keep
cotton
bacteria from infecting
wounds.
HETEROGLYCAN

Name Plant/Animal Source Scientific Name Family Name Use/s

• As emulsifying,
suspending agent,
Gum tragacanth • Tragacanth, • Astragalus gummifer • Fabaceae
demulcent and an
emollient (oil in resin,
 insoluble powders, hand
lotion, cloth printing)
• Suspending agent,
Gum Acacia • Acacia • Acacia senegal • Fabaceae demulcent and emollient,
adhesive & binder