Physical and biological changes in an artificial fat emulsion during storage

Abstract
A soybean oil emulsion for parenteral nutrition has been stored for about 2 years at 4, 20 and 40°. During storage, the pH fell and the FFA concentration increased. The Michaelis-Menten constant (Km) and the maximum velocity of the lipoprotein-lipase reaction (Vmax) also increased. Gross particles were formed in the fat emulsion, and its toxicity increased with time. All these changes were most pronounced during storage at 40°.
Funding Information
  • Reservationsanslaget, Karolinska Institutet