Surfactant |
Preparation |
Phospholipids (mg/mL) |
DSPC (mg/mL) |
Total Proteins (mg/mL) |
SP-B (mg/mL) |
PLMGN (mol% total PL) |
Poractant alfa (Curosurf)1 |
Minced porcine lung extract – purified via Liquid Gel Chromatography |
76 |
30 |
1 |
0.45 |
3.8 + 0.1 |
Beractant (Survanta)2 |
Minced bovine lung extract/ DPPC, Palmitic Acid, Tripalmitin |
25 |
11-15.5 |
<1 |
Not specified |
1.5 + 0.2 |
Calfactant® (Infasurf)3 |
Bovine Lung Lavage/DPPC, Cholesterol |
35 |
16 |
0.7 |
0.26 |
Not specified |
DSPC-disaturatedphosphatidylcholine, SP-B-surfactant protein B, SP-C-surfactant associated protein-C, PLMGN-plasmalogens |