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The n-octanol-water partition coefficient, K ow is a partition coefficient for the two-phase system consisting of n-octanol and water. [1] K ow is also frequently referred to by the symbol P, especially in the English literature. It is also called n-octanol-water partition ratio. [2] [3] [4]
The partition coefficient between n-Octanol and water is known as the n-octanol-water partition coefficient, or K ow. [62] It is also frequently referred to by the symbol P, especially in the English literature. It is also known as n-octanol-water partition ratio. [63] [64] [65]
Bioconcentration factors can also be related to the octanol-water partition coefficient, K ow. The octanol-water partition coefficient (K ow) is correlated with the potential for a chemical to bioaccumulate in organisms; the BCF can be predicted from log K ow, via computer programs based on structure activity relationship (SAR) [7] or through ...
Coefficients for partition between water and solvents wet/dry solvent c e s a b v source w 1-butanol: 0.376 0.434 -0.718 -0.097 -2.350 2.682 [1]w
A model compound for the lipophilic cellular membrane is 1-octanol (a lipophilic medium-chain fatty alcohol), so the logarithm of the octanol-water partition coefficient, known as LogP, is used to predict the solubility of a potential oral drug. This coefficient can be experimentally measured or predicted computationally, in which case it is ...
For nonionic organic contaminants, the K OC can be determined based on the octanol-water partition coefficient (K OW). C OC is the organic carbon normalized sediment concentration (micrograms per kilogram OC) and C d is the dissolved interstitial water concentration (milligrams per liter). The equation above can be rearranged to: C OC = K OC C d.
The distribution of a compound between water and octanol is used to calculate the partition coefficient, P, of that molecule (often expressed as its logarithm to the base 10, log P). Water/octanol partitioning is a relatively good approximation of the partitioning between the cytosol and lipid membranes of living systems. [5]
Partition coefficients are very important in pharmacology because they determine the extent to which a substance can pass from the blood (an aqueous solution) through a cell wall which is like an organic solvent. They are usually measured using water and octanol as the two solvents, yielding the so-called octanol-water partition coefficient.