Sains Malaysiana
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              http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2018-4702-15  
                
          
             
          
          Recent Advances in the
            Use of Animal-Sourced Gelatine as Natural Polymers for Food, Cosmetics and
            Pharmaceutical Applications
            
          
          (Kemajuan Terkini dalam Penggunaan
            Sumber Gelatin Haiwan sebagai Polimer Semula Jadi untuk Aplikasi Makanan,
            Kosmetik dan Farmaseutik)
            
          
          
             
          
          MOHD SHAKRIE
            PALAN ABDULLAH1,2, MOHAMED IBRAHIM NOORDIN1, SYED IBRAHIM
            MOHD ISMAIL3, NUR MURNISA MUSTAPHA4, MALINA JASAMAI5,
            MOHD FAIRUZ DANIK6, WAN AZMAN WAN ISMAIL6 & AHMAD
            FUAD SHAMSUDDIN6,7*
  
          
          
             
          
          1Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of
            Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, Malaysia
            
          
          
             
          
          2Pharmacy Enforcement Branch, Pharmacy
            Services Division, Kelantan State Health Department, 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
            Darul Naim, Malaysia
            
          
          
             
          
          3Ain Medicare Sdn. Bhd., Kawasan
            Perindustrian Pengkalan Chepa 2, 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim,
            Malaysia
            
          
          
             
          
          4Department of Pharmacy, Raja Perempuan
            Zainab II Hospital, 15100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia
            
          
          
             
          
              5Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty 
                of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala 
                Lumpur, Federal Territory, Malaysia  
          
             
          
              6Centre for Drug Delivery Research, Faculty 
                of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, Malaysia 
                 
          
             
          
              7Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 
                Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Royal College of Medicine Perak, (UniKL 
                RCMP), Jalan Greentown, 30450 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia 
                 
          
             
          
          Diserahkan: 11 Mei 2017/Diterima: 21 Ogos
            2017
            
          
          
             
          
              ABSTRACT
                
          Gelatine
            is used as an excipient for various pharmaceutical dosage forms, such as
            capsule shells (both hard and soft), tablets, suspensions, emulsions and
            injections (e.g. plasma expanders). It is also broadly used in various
            industries such as food and cosmetics. Gelatine is a biopolymer obtained from
            discarded or unused materials of bovine, porcine, ovine, poultry and marine
            industrial farms. The discarded materials can be the skin, tendons, cartilages,
            bones and connective tissues. Gelatine sourced from animals is relatively easy
            and inexpensive to produce. The potential needs of gelatine cannot be
            overemphasised. Rising demands, health concerns and religious issues have
            heightened the need for alternative sources of gelatine. This review presents
            the various industrial uses of gelatine and the latest developments in
            producing gelatine from various sources.
            
          
          
             
          
          Keywords: Cosmetics;
            food; gelatine, injections;
            pharmaceuticals; plasma expanders
  
          
          
             
          
              ABSTRAK 
               
          Gelatin diguna
            sebagai eksipien (bahan tambahan) dalam pelbagai bentuk dos farmaseutik seperti
            kelongsong kapsul (keras dan lembut), tablet, ampaian (suspensi), emulsi dan
            suntikan (contoh: pengembang plasma). Ia juga diguna dalam pelbagai industri
            lain seperti industri makanan dan kosmetik. Gelatin adalah biopolimer yang
            diperoleh daripada bahan-bahan terbuang atau yang tidak diguna daripada haiwan
            ternakan termasuk lembu, porsin, ovin, unggas dan ikan. Bahan-bahan terbuang
            ini adalah seperti kulit, tendon, rawan, tulang dan tisu penghubung. Gelatin
            daripada sumber haiwan adalah agak mudah dan murah untuk dihasilkan. Potensi
            gelatin tidak dapat dinafikan. Permintaan yang semakin meningkat, masalah
            kesihatan dan isu-isu agama telah meningkatkan keperluan untuk sumber
            alternatif gelatin. Tinjauan ini membentangkan pelbagai kegunaan gelatin dalam
            industri dan perkembangan terkini dalam penghasilan gelatin daripada pelbagai
            sumber.
            
          
          
             
          
          Kata kunci: Farmaseutik; gelatin; kosmetik; makanan; penambah plasma; sumber
            alternatif
            
          
          
             
          
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