SURFACTANT PREPARATION PHOSPHO-LIPIDS (mg/mL) DSPC (mg/mL) Total Proteins(mg/mL) SP-B (mg/mL) PLMGN (mol% total PL)
Beractant(Survanta®) [23] Minced bovine lung extract+DPPC, Palmitic Acid, Tripalmitin 25 11-15.5 <1 Not specified 1.5 ± 0.226
Calfactant (Infasurf®) [23] Bovine Lung Lavage/DPPC, Cholesterol 35 16 0.7 0.26 Not specified
Poractant alfa (Curosurf®) [25] Minced porcine lung extract-purified via Liquid Gel chromatography 76 30 1 0.45 3.4 ± 0.126
DPPC (phospholipid dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine)
DSPC (Disaturated Phosphotidylcholine)
SP-B (Surfactant Protein B)
PLMGN (plasmalogens)
PL (Phospholipids)
Table 2: Animal-derived surfactants.