Vitamin A and vitamin E isoforms stability and peroxidation potential of all-in-one admixtures for parenteral nutrition.
BACKGROUND
In all-in-one admixtures (AIOs), vitamins can be degraded and lipid can be peroxidized by light exposure, oxygen action, and multiple chemical interactions.


OBJECTIVE
We investigated the impact of three commercial lipid emulsions and two multivitamin preparations on vitamin A and vitamin E chemical stability and lipid peroxidation potential of AIOs.


METHODS
A soybean oil (Soy), soybean/medium-chain triacylglycerol oil (MCT), and olive/soybean oil (Olive)-based emulsion (all 20%), and a lyophilized (Lyo) and emulsified (Emu) multivitamin compounds, were tested. Two AIOs for each lipid emulsion were prepared, the former with Lyo and the latter with Emu. The concentrations of retinol palmitate, alpha-gamma-delta-tocopherol, and malondialdehyde were analyzed in AIOs, immediately (T0) and 24 hours (T24) after compounding.


RESULTS
Retinol palmitate, and alpha- and gamma-tocopherol were more stable in MCT-AIOs than in both Soy-AIOs and Olive-AIOs (p < 0.013; p < 0.001 respectively). Furthermore alpha-tocopherol was more stable in Lyo-AIOs than in Emu-AIOs (p < 0.004). Malondialdehyde (MDA) increased differently among the admixtures; however the concentrations were similar in all AIOs at T24.


CONCLUSIONS
The differences in retinol palmitate stability were due both to lipid emulsions per se and to interaction between lipid emulsions and multivitamin preparations. The alpha-gamma-tocopherol stability depended on both lipid emulsions and multivitamin preparations. In tested AIOs there was a different degradation rate of fat-soluble vitamins to keep the same lipid peroxidation level, since MDA concentrations at T24 were similar among AIOs.
Guidetti
Mariacristina
M
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, University of Bologna, Italy.
Sforzini
Annalisa
A
Bersani
Germana
G
Corsini
Catia
C
Grossi
Gabriele
G
Zolezzi
Carola
C
Fasano
Cinzia
C
Pironi
Loris
L
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D004224:Diterpenes; D004355:Drug Stability; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / Q000378:metabolism; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000737:chemistry; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D000084562:Retinyl Esters; D013024:Soybean Oil / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D024505:Tocopherols / Q000737:chemistry; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000737:chemistry; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000737:chemistry*
D004224:Diterpenes; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils; D000084562:Retinyl Esters; D014280:Triglycerides; D014815:Vitamins; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; C014794:retinol palmitate; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D013024:Soybean Oil; D024505:Tocopherols