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. 2012 Sep 7;14(4):860–871. doi: 10.1208/s12248-012-9398-6

Table II.

Examples of In Vitro Lipolysis Conditions

Volume (ml) Duration (min) pH Buffer Lipase Bile/phospholipid Calcium Substrate References
9 12 6.5 Tris-maleate (2 mM) Pancreatin (24 TBU/ml) NaTDC (8 mM) 10 mM 0.45 ml TG emulsion (50)
5 8.5 Tris-maleate (50 mM) Porcine pancreas (168–280 TBU/ml) NaTDC (0–30 mM/lecithin) 0–30 mM 0–5% (w/v) of TG emulsion (10%) emulsified with PL (34)
10 6–9 Tris-maleate (2 mM) Purified from human pancreatic fluid (1–8 TBU/ml) NaTC NaTDC or NaCDC (6 mM) 10 mM 0.5 ml olive oil emulsified with gum Arabic (24)
40 30 6.8–7.4 Tris-maleate (50 mM) Porcine pancreatin ((8× USP) 1,000 IU/ml) NaTC (5 mM l-α-PC) 5 mM 0.2–1 g TG (51,52)
37.5 20–120 7.0 Phosphate (5 mM) Porcine pancreas type II (L3126, Sigma; (100–400 U/mg, 2.4 mg/ml) Porcine bile extract (20 mM) 10 mM 0.5% TG emulsion,different emulsifiers,1% (53)
300 40–90 6.5 Tris-maleate (2 mM) Porcine pancreatin (3× USP; 300–800 USP units/ml) Porcine bile extract (5–30 mM)/1–5 mM PC Continuous addition (0.045–0.181 mmol/min) 15 mM -30 mM TG,1-3 g SNEDDS, (37,48,54,55,56)
10–40 30–60 7.5 Tris-maleate (50 mM) Porcine pancreatin (8× USP; 1,000 TBU/ml) NaTDC (5–20 mM)/1.25–5 mM lecithin (60% PC) 5 mM 1 g SEDDS , TG (57,58)
100 40 6.5 Tris-maleate (50 mM) Pancreatin extract (8 TBU/mg) Bile salts (5 mM)/1.25 mM lecithin 5 mM 1 g SEDDS (59)
20 35 7.5 Tris-maleate 50 mM Porcine pancreatic lipase 40,000 IU/g 4,000 TBU/ml NaTDC 5 mM/1.25 mM lecithin (92% PC) 5 mM 0.21 g TG, sub-microemulsion (60)

FFA free fatty acids, NaTC sodium taurocholate, NaTDC sodium deoxytaurocholate, NaCDC sodium chenodeoxycholate, PC phosphatidylcholine, PL phospholipid, TBU Tributyrin unit (1 TBU equals the amount of enzyme that can liberate 1 mol of fatty acid from tributyrin/min) (69)