subcutaneous injection into mice, lauric acid was shown to be noncarcinogenic.(22)
Enthalpy of fusion: 36.3 kJ mol
Partition coefficient: Log P (octanol : water) = 4.6
LD50 (mouse, IV): 0.13 g/kg(23,24) LD50 (rat, oral): 12 g/kg
Capric acid; myristic acid; palmitic acid; sodium laurate; stearic acid.
Appearance: white to pale yellow crystals with an unpleasant odor.
Acid value: 320–330 Boiling point: 2708C Melting point: 31.58C
Refractive index: n40 = 1.4288
The EINECS number for lauric acid is 205-582-1.
Table I: FCC specification for lauric acid.(24)
Food Chemicals Codex, 4th edn. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1996: 218.
Chemical Name and CAS Registry Number
Empirical Formula and Molecular Weight
19% phosphatidylinositol, along with other components.(1)
R1 and R2 are fatty acids, which may be different or identical.
Emollient; emulsifying agent; solubilizing agent.
Applications in Pharmaceutical Formulation or Technology
9 Pharmacopeial Specifications
Table II: Pharmacopeial specifications for lecithin.
0.97 g/cm3 for liquid lecithin;
0.5 g/cm3 for powdered lecithin.
95–100 for liquid lecithin; 82–88 for powdered lecithin.
Stability and Storage Conditions
Incompatible with esterases owing to hydrolysis.
obtained from eggs is also commercially important and was the first lecithin to be discovered.
Synthetic lecithins may also be produced.
Schneider M. Achieving purer lecithin. Drug Cosmet Ind 1992;
150(2): 54, 56, 62, 64, 66, 101–103.
Anonymous. Intranasal insulin formulation reported to be promising. Pharm J 1991; 247: 17.
US Congress. Infant Formula Act of 1980. Public Law 96-359, 1980.
Anonymous. ‘The Rose Sheet’ FDC Reports 1997; 18(39): 8.
JP: L-Leucine PhEur: Leucinum USP: Leucine
Chemical Name and CAS Registry Number
Empirical Formula and Molecular Weight
Antiadherent; flavoring agent; lubricant.
Applications in Pharmaceutical Formulation or Technology
Leucine occurs as a white or almost off-white crystalline powder or shiny flakes.
Table I: Pharmacopeial specifications for leucine.
Test JP 2001 PhEur 2005 USP 28
Chloride 40.021% 4200 ppm 40.05%
Sulfate 40.028% 4300 ppm 40.03%
Heavy metals 420 ppm 410 ppm 40.0015%
Loss on drying 40.30% 40.5% 40.2%
Residue on ignition 40.10% 40.1% 40.4%
Assay 598.5% 98.5—101.5% 98.5—101.5%
Dissociation constant: pKa = 2.35 at 138C.
Solubility: soluble in acetic acid, ethanol (99%) and water.
Practically insoluble in ether.
Stability and Storage Conditions
Leucine is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Observe normal precautions appropriate to the circumstances and quantity of the material handled.
Empirical formula: C6H13NO2 Molecular weight: 131.20 Appearance: white leaflets.
Solubility: soluble in ethanol (90%) and water. Practically insoluble in ether.
Mobil Oil Corp. Synthesis of amino acids. UK Patent No. 1 071 935; 1967.
Chemical Name and CAS Registry Number
(Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid [60-33-3]
Empirical Formula and Molecular Weight
Dietary supplement; emulsifying agent; skin penetrant.
Applications in Pharmaceutical Formulation or Technology
Linoleic acid occurs as a colorless to light-yellow-colored oil.
Boiling point: 2308C at 16 mmHg
Refractive index: n20 = 1.4699
Stability and Storage Conditions
Linoleic acid is incompatible with bases, strong oxidizing agents, and reducing agents.
Linoleic acid is obtained by extraction from various vegetable oils such as safflower oil.
GRAS listed. Approved for use in foods in Europe and the USA.
Ethyl linoleate; methyl linoleate.
Synonyms: linoleic acid ethyl ester; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid ethyl ester; vitamin F.
Synonyms: 9,12-octadecadienoic acid, methyl ester.
The EINECS number for linoleic acid is 200-470-9.
Table I: FCC Specification for linoleic acid.(19)
12 Swafford SK, Bergmann WR, Migliorese KG, et al. Characteriza-
Food Chemicals Codex, 4th edn. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1996: 227.
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