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CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION
DETERMINATION OF PARTITION COEFFICIENT
GENERAL FEATURES
LIMITATION
REFERENCE

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 INTRODUCTION 1,4

The movement of molecules from one phase to another is called

partitioning.
If two immiscible phases are placed adjacent to each other, the

solute will distribute itself between two immiscible phases until

equilibrium is attained; therefore no further transfer of solute
occurs.
When a substance is added in excess quantity in two immiscible

solvents, it distributes itself between two liquid phases so that each

becomes saturated.

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 DEFINITION 1,2

The partition coefficient is defined as the ratio of

unionized drug distributed between organic phase and
aqueous phase at equilibrium.
FORMULA
conc. of Drug in org. phase.
Partition coefficient(p)=

conc. of Drug in aq. Phase.

(p) Is the solute as the ratio of Conc in two phases.

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 The partitioning of a drug molecule between two phases can be
quantified by a partition coefficient

‘p’=SA/SB
In which
SA means solubility of a compound in phase A
SB means solubility of a compound in phase B
 The org.phase usally chloroform and aq. Phase usally water
 Divided conc of org.phase and aq.phase.

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  Complete description then exact aq.phase and org.phase should
be specified
Example.
Measure the organic phase partition coefficient is 1-octanol.
1-octanol is organic liquid that is immiscible with water.
However
It is not pure hydrocarbon.
1-octanol good mimic of polarity of biological membrane lipid.
Because it is largely hydrocarbon.
 (P) Is provide relative solubility of compound in aq.phase &
org.phase
 As result (P) provide valuable information for drug design..

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 Log p values 1
Log p values for selected pharmaceuticals:
It is important to determine the log p of any new chemical entity.
Chart gives log p values for selection of drug substance.
Compound Log P
Oxytetracycline -1.12
Sulfadiazine 0.12
Aspirin 1.19
Benzylpenicillin 1.83
Temazepam 2.19
Lidocaine 2.26
Atrazine 2.75
Oxadizon 4.09
Permethrin 6.50

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  Compounds with negative log p values are compound with
greater solubiliy in water than non polar oraganic phase.
 Compounds polar that are well solvated in aq.Media but
diffuse poorly into lipid rich media. The compounds have
poor absorption from the gastrointestinal tract.
 Compound with log p values between 0 and 0.1 also poorly
absorbed into lipophilic media.

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 Log p -1.0 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0

Polar compounds Compound of Non polar compounds

Good aq. Solubilty
Poor liquid solubility
Poor adsorption and
distribution.
intermediate polarity
Poor aq. Solubility
Good balance
between aq. And lipid Good lipid solubility
solubility.
Slow excretion
Good absorption and
distribution.

Fig:Effect of log p values on solubility absorption and distribution of

drug sunstances.

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 DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT 4

It is the ratio of sum of the concentrations of the

compound in each of the two phase.
The knowledge of pka value of a molecule helps to

determine apparent partition coefficient at any pH.

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 Where,
[Drug molecule]o = concentration of drug in its molecular form in octan-1-ol;

[Drug molecule]w = concentration of drug in its molecular form in water;

[Drug ion]w =concentration of drug in its ionised form in water.

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 DETERMINATION OF PARTITION
COEFFICIENT 1,3,4
It can be measured by using following methods.
• Shake flask method.

• HPLC method.

• Computational determination of log P

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 SHAKE FLASK METHOD:

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  common method.
 Direct method experimentally determine the log p of
compound is called shake flask method
 some amount of drug is added, dissolved in octanol & water.
 Shake flask method is very straight forward
 Temp must be constant
PROCEDURE:
• Two solution are mixed.vigorous shaking
• After which water and 1-octanol phase are allowed to settle
for 24 hours
• Two phases are seprated
• Conc of compound in each layer determined by suitable
analytical method
• Then resulting conc into directly (P) Eq.
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 Continue…
Give the (P).and convert into log p value

The distribution of solute is measured by methods.

1. UV-Visible spectroscopy-
 In this method, after dissolving the drug between two phases, they are

separated.
 Standard dilutions are prepared.

 The absorbance is measured at suitable wavelength.

 By using calibration curve, the concentration of the sample in both

organic and aqueous phase can be measured.

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 Advantages of shake flask method:

 Most accurate method.

 Accurate for broadest range of solutes(neutral or charged compounds).

 Simple and lab operative procedure.

Disadvantages:
 Time consuming(>30min per sample)

 Octanol and water must be mixed and equilibrated (takes 24hours)

 Large amounts of material are required.

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 HPLC method:

 By correlating its retention time with similar compounds with known

logP values.
 HPLC is performed on analytical columns packed with a commercially

available solid phase containing long hydrocarbon chains (e.g. C8,

C18) chemically bound onto silica.
 Mixtures of chemicals are eluted in order of their hydrophobicity, with

water-soluble chemicals eluted first and oil-soluble chemicals last.

 This enables the relationship between the retention time on such a

(reverse phase) column and the n-octanol/water partition coefficient.

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 Advantages:

 Fast method of determination (5-20 min per sample).

Disadvantages:
 Since the logP value is determined by linear regression,

several compounds with similar structures must have

known logP values.

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 Computational determination of log P
The method used by these software packages are generally
on hydrophobic fragmental constant.
Developed by Rekker ,Hansch and Leo
Effort has gone into developing software that can calculate
Log P values based on molecular structure
Log P predicting software is common and widely used
Log p calculatig commands can also often be found on
molecular structure drawing software
Log p compound nationally breaking the compound up into
series is known fragment.

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 These concept can be presented mathematically
Log p=∑anƒn+∑bmFm
Where,
a= Number of fragments of type n
ƒn=Fragment constant
b=Number of correction of type m
Fm=correction factor

 Computational determination log p is very convenient

 Calculated log p values more reliable and accurate
 Continuous improvement in software and databases of fragment
constant
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 General Features 4
 Drugs partition themselves between the aqueous phase and lipophilic

membrane.

 If the partition coefficient of drug is more than one it is more lipophilicity

 If the partition coefficient of drug is less than one it is less lipophilic.

 It is a measure of how well substance partitions between lipid and water.

 Hydrophobic drugs with high partition coefficients are preferentially

distributed to hydrophobic compartments such as bilipid layers of cells.

 Hydrophilic drugs with low partition coefficient are found in hydrophilic

compartments such as blood serum.

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 Partition coefficients have no units. 04/28/16
 Limitations 4
 Dilute solutions: The conc. of solute must be low in two solvents. This law

does not holds good when the concentrations are high.

 Constant temperature: Temperature should be kept constant throughout the

experiment, since solubility is dependent on temperature.

 Same molecular state: Solute must be in the same molecular state in both the

solvent.
 Equilibrium concentration: This is achieved by shaking the mixture for

longer time.
 Non-miscibility of solvents: So, the solvents are to be allowed for separation

for a sufficient time.

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 References:
1) Humphrey moynihan, abina crean,2010,the
physicochemical basis of pharmaceuticals,oxford indian
edition.216-223.
2) Leon Lachman,lieberman H. A.Z,1991, The Theory And
Practice Of Industrial Pharmacy,third Edition,varghese
Publishing House,Mumbai.188-189.
3) The pharmaceutical codex principles and practice of
pharmaceutics,twelth edition, cbs publishers and
distributers, New delhi.70,188,313.
4) http: //www.pharmainfo.net/reviews/partitioncoefficient

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