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. 2018 Nov 6;9:1219. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01219

Table 1.

Description of the lipids and their chemical structures.

Name Function and composition Chemical structure Supplier
Fenofibrate Drug, Non ionizable ester compound (log P: 5.24) graphic file with name fphar-09-01219-i001.jpg Sigma Aldrich Co, St. Louis, MO, United States
TO-106V Surfactant, PEG-6 sorbitan oleate water insoluble (HLB = 10) graphic file with name fphar-09-01219-i002.jpg Nikko Chemicals Co., Tokyo, Japan.
HCO-30 Surfactant, PEG-30 hydrogenated castor oil, water-soluble (HLB = 11) graphic file with name fphar-09-01219-i003.jpg Nikko Chemicals Co., Tokyo, Japan.
Capmul- MCM (C6), Capmul-MCM (C8), Capmul-MCM (C10) Secondary oil, Caproic 1% C6, Caprylic C8-85%/Capric C10-14% Glycerides Mono-diglycerides (monoglycerides 80%) graphic file with name fphar-09-01219-i004.jpg Abitec Corporation, Germany
Imwitor 742 (C6, C8, C10) Secondary oil (used as alternative excipient), Caprylic C8-70%/Capric C10-27% Glycerides (monoglycerides 52%, diglycerides 35%, and triglycerides 10%) graphic file with name fphar-09-01219-i005.jpg Cremer Oleo GmbH & Co. KG. Hamburg, Germany.
Cremercoor-MCT-70/30 (C6), Cremercoor-MCT-70/30 (C8), Cremercoor-MCT-70/30 (C10), Primary oil, Caprylic/capric acid triglycerides (2% caproic C6, 70% caprylic C8, 28% capric C10) Coconut based, solubilizer for poorly water soluble drugs graphic file with name fphar-09-01219-i006.jpg Cremer Oleo GmbH & Co. KG. Hamburg, Germany.
Kollisolv-MCT-70 (C6, C8, C10) Primary oil (used as alternative excipient), Caprylic/capric acid triglycerides (2% caproic C6, 68% caprylic C8, 30% capric C10) Solubilizer for poorly water soluble drugs. graphic file with name fphar-09-01219-i007.jpg BASF CO. Germany

Excipients can also be categorized based on their source, functional group, or their role in the formulation.