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. 2022 Dec 23;4:100101. doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2022.100101

Table 7.1.

Synthetic lung surfactant formulations. Each ingredient is categorized into a general class and listed by both abbreviated and full name. Columns under “Synthetic Lung Surfactant Formulation” represent different individual commercial or experimental formulations. Acronyms include artificial lung expanding compound (ALEC); Chiesi Farmaceutici 5633 (CHF5633), Forbes group of King’s College London (F-KCL).

Class Ingredient Formula Full Name
ALEC Exosurf Surfaxin Venticute CHF5633 Minisurf F-KCL
Lipid DPPC C40H80NO8P dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine
DPPG C38H74NaO10P dipalmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol
POPC C42H82NO8P palmitoyloleoyl phosphatidylcholine
POPG C40H77O10P palmitoyloleoyl phosphatidylglycerol
Cho. C27H46O cholesterol
Fatty Acid Pal. Aci. C16H32O2 palmitic acid
Fatty Alcohol Cet. Alc. C16H34O 1-hexadecanol
Polymer Tyl. C17H28O3 tyloxapol
Protein IgG immunoglobulin G
Alb. albumin
Tra. transferrin
aSP-B surfactant protein B analog
aSP-C surfactant protein C analog
rSP-C recombinant surfactant protein C