Percutaneous absorption of indomethacin from mixtures of fatty alcohol and propylene glycol (FAPG bases) through rat skin: effects of oleic acid added to FAPG base

The effects of oleic acid (OA) added to mixtures of fatty alcohol and propylene glycol (FAPG bases) on the percutaneous absorption of indomethacin (ID) were investigated by using the abdominal skin of rats in vivo. The percutaneous absorption of propylene glycol (PG) from FAPG base was simultaneously examined. The percutaneous absorption of ID from FAPG bases in the absence of OA was poor as compared with that from FAPG bases containing OA. It was observed that when OA was added to the vehicles in the range of 5 to 30%, the percutaneous absorption of ID from the vehicles was increased. In particular, the maximal enhancement of percutaneous absorption of ID was achieved at 5% OA. However, the enhancing effect of percutaneous absorption of ID diminished when the OA content in the vehicle exceeded 50%. PG was readily absorbed through the rat skin from FAPG bases and its percutaneous absorption profiles were similar to those of ID. It can be presumed that PG and ID penetrate together through the skin. In addition, it was confirmed that the percutaneous absorption of ID and PG from FAPG bases was not affected by the viscosity of the vehicle. If FAPG base is to be used as a vehicle for the purpose of percutaneous absorption of ID, OA is considered to be a useful additive.     

脂肪酶催化合成L-抗坏血酸脂肪酸酯和D-异抗坏血酸脂肪酸酯

用固定化脂肪酶Lipozyme 435作催化剂,分别用直接酯化法和酯交换法合成L-抗坏血酸脂肪酸酯和D-异抗坏血酸脂肪酸酯.产物结构经IR、1HNMR、13CNMR和MS表征.结果表明,对于同一目标化合物,相似条件下,直接酯化法的效果优于酯交换法,原料脂肪酸和脂肪酸甲酯均可回收循环使用.     

HPLC-NMR of fatty alcohol ethoxylates

The application of HPLC-NMR for the analysis of a mixture of fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAEs) is described. The use of the new generation, cryogenically cooled probes is investigated in respect of the sensitivity advantage that they provide. The FAE mixture is separated using liquid chromatography at the critical point of adsorption. The ability of the method to differentiate between the different end groups and the degree of polymerization of the mixture constituents is investigated. Both on-flow and stop-flow HPLC-NMR techniques were used together with two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The results are compared with those obtained by using an evaporative light scattering detector for the HPLC.     

Synthesis of benzophenone-containing fatty acids

Syntheses of new benzophenone-containing fatty acids (FABPs) 1, 5, and 6 and a new route to FABP 3 are described. Combined with the known 2 and 4, these FABPs comprise a set of photoactivatable fatty acid analogues with the crosslinking site at defined distances from the carboxylic acid hydroxyl group oxygen atoms ranging from 7.9 to 25.0 A.     

Self-assembly of fatty acid-alkylboladiamine salts

Long-chain fatty acids are insoluble in aqueous solution and form crystal precipitates. It is then of particular importance to determine the physicochemical parameters allowing their dispersion in water to improve their bioavailability and their utilization as surfactants. Herein, we report a study on salt-free catanionic systems in aqueous solution made of mixtures between palmitic or stearic fatty acids and alkylboladiamines (Abd's) differing by their alkyl chain length. Phase contrast microscopy, solid-state NMR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and small-angle neutron scattering were used to characterize the phase behavior of these systems at molar ratio of fatty acid to Abd of 1 and 2. Whatever the Abd and the molar ratio, fatty acids were embedded at low temperature in a bilayer gel phase which crystallizes after a period of rest. At an equimolar ratio, the gel phases transited upon raising the temperature to an isotropic phase made of worm-like micelles except in the case of the ethylenediamine chain for which a lamellar fluid phase was observed. At a molar ratio of 2 and high temperature, fatty acids were embedded in a lamellar fluid phase which self-orients with its stacking axis perpendicular to the magnetic field. However, for a long alkylboladiamine such as spermine, worm-like micelles formed. The phase behavior at high temperature is discussed in terms of molecular volume.     

Exotic biomodification of fatty acids

Many biotransformations of mid- to long chain fatty acyl derivatives are intrinsically interesting because of their high selectivity and novel mechanisms. These include one carbon transfer, hydration, isomerization, hydrogenation, ladderane and hydrocarbon formation, thiolation and various oxidative transformations such as epoxidation, hydroxylation and desaturation. In addition, hydroperoxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids leads to a diverse array of bioactive compounds. The bioorganic aspects of selected reactions will be highlighted in this review; 210 references are cited.     

Characterisation of ethoxylated fatty chains of anionic surfactants and determination of residual ethoxylated fatty alcohols

Bachus et al. [1] recently described a new derivatisation method using 2-furoyl chloride for the characterisation of mixtures of polyethoxylated alcohols and their corresponding sulfates. This paper deals with the control of the derivatisation steps; hydrolysis and extraction conditions were optimised. The method is extended to the characterisation of alkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl sulfoacetates and alkyl phosphates and to the analysis of residual polyethoxylated alcohols in surfactants. Extraction of non-ionic compounds using solid-phase extraction cartridges was performed before derivatisation. Residual amounts of alcohol were determined in five commercial anionic surfactants. Moreover, direct derivatisation without preliminary SPE in the same anionic surfactants proved to be efficient for dry samples.     

Simultaneous micellar electrokinetic chromatographic determination of isomeric fatty acid hydroperoxides and corresponding hydroxy fatty acids

The high selectivity and efficiency of micellar electrokinetic chromatography with a borax-sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) or meglumin-SDS buffer make possible the rapid separation of hydroperoxy and hydroxy fatty acids and the non-oxidised unsaturated fatty acids from which they are derived. Nearly all the isomers of the hydroperoxides and hydroxy fatty acids derived from oleic, linoleic, alpha- and gamma-linolenic and arachidonic acids can be determined both qualitatively and quantitatively within ca. 10 min. The system has as many as 1 x 10(6) theoretical plates, and the detection limits with UV diode array detection at 195 or 234 nm are in the micromolar range.     

Gas chromatographic analysis of infant formulas for total fatty acids, including trans fatty acids

Twelve powdered and 13 liquid infant formulas were analyzed by using an extension of AOAC Official Method 996.01 for fat analysis in cereal products. Samples were hydrolyzed with 8 N HCl and extracted with ethyl and petroleum ethers. Fatty acid methyl esters were prepared by refluxing the mixed ether extracts with methanolic sodium hydroxide in the presence of 14% boron trifluoride in methanol. The extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography. In powdered formulas, saturated fatty acid (SFA) content (mean +/- SD; n = 12) was 41.05 +/- 3.94%, monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) content was 36.97 +/- 3.38%, polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content was 20.07 +/- 3.08%, and total trans fatty acid content was 1.30 +/- 1.27%. In liquid formulas, SFA content (mean +/- SD; n = 13) was 42.29 +/- 2.98%, MUFA content was 36.05 +/- 2.47%, PUFA content was 20.65 +/- 2.40%, and total trans fatty acid content was 0.88 +/- 0.54%. Total fat content in powdered formulas ranged from 4.4 to 5.5 g/100 kcal and linoleic acid content ranged from 868 to 1166 mg/100 kcal. In liquid formulas, total fat content ranged from 4.1 to 5.1 g/100 kcal and linoleic acid content ranged from 820 to 1100 mg/100 kcal. There were no significant differences between powdered and liquid infant formulas in concentrations of total fat, SFA, MUFA, PUFA, or trans fatty acids.     

Potential sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids

All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of the Technology of Blood Substitute and Hormone Preparations, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, p. 592, July–August, 1988.     

Gas chromatography of fatty acids.

Lipids in foods contain a wide variety of fatty acids differing in chain length, degree of unsaturation, position and configuration of double bonds and the presence of special functional groups. Modern capillary gas chromatography offers excellent separation of fatty acids. Fused-silica capillary columns with stationary phases of medium polarity and non-polar methylsilicone stationary phases successfully separate most of the natural fatty acids. Special applications, such as the separation of complex cis-trans fatty acid mixtures and cyclic fatty acids, required particular chromatographic conditions, including the use of very long capillary columns or more polar stationary phases. The derivatization methods for the preparation of fatty acid esters also need to be optimized to obtain accurate quantitative results. This paper reviews the derivatization techniques, capillary columns and stationary phases commonly used in the gas chromatography of fatty acids in food.     

New fatty monoesters of erythromycin A

New fatty polyenic (linoleic, linolenic, arachidonic, linoelaidic) mono esters of erythromycin A have been synthesized by using various reagents such as acyl chloride, carboxylic acid anhydride, and mixed carbonic anhydride. These different ways of activating the fatty acid allowed a regioselectivity of esterification at position 2' of the desosamine ring or position 4" of the cladinose ring of erythromycin A. The in vitro antibacterial properties of these new esters against members of the resident flora of the human skin were determined and compared with those of erythromycin A. The number and the stereochemistry of the double bonds seem to play a crucial role in the expression of the in vitro antibacterial activity.     

Synthesis of palm oil-based fatty methylhydrazide

Fatty methylydrazides (FMHs) have been successfully synthesized from palm oil. Glycerol was produced as a by-product. The synthesis was carried out by reflux palm oil with methylhydrazine in hexane. FMHs have been characterized using elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance technique. The results showed that a 6:1 molar ratio of palm oil to methylhydrazine, a round 78 % maximum conversion of palm oil into FMHs and a 10 h reaction time are the optimum reaction conditions.     

Multitechnique characterization of fatty acid-modified microgels

The structure of fatty acid-modified hydrogel objects (microgels) created within microfluidic devices for controlled-release or sensory applications was characterized by various imaging and spectroscopic methods. Imaging with scanning electron microscopy revealed that the surface was rough and irregular on the micrometer scale. Examination of planar model systems analogous to the modified microgels with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectroscopy showed that a fatty acid coating formed when the reaction conditions were conducive to covalent-bond formation. Visualization of the selectively stained lipophilic coating with laser scanning confocal microscopy while the microgel was positioned within a microfluidic channel demonstrated that the coating was confined to the microgel's periphery. Finally, using transmission electron microscopy, the thickness of the region functionalized with fatty acids was determined to be around 9 microm on samples very similar to those integrated into microfluidic devices. By using transmission electron microscopy to monitor the thickness of the fatty acid coating produced with different reaction conditions, it may be possible to customize these hybrid materials for specific sensory or controlled-release applications.