Fixed Oils and Waxes Study Guide

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering fixed oils, pericarp oils, fats, and waxes based on pharmacological lecture notes.

Cottonseed Oil

Derived from Gossypium hirsutum; used for IM injection but is not edible.

• Cottonseed

• Sesame

• Coconut

• Castor

• Peanut

• Soybean

• Corn

• Safflower

• Sunflower

• Ethiodized oil inj

What are the seed oils

Gossypol

A key constituent of Cottonseed Oil associated with male sterility.

Halphen Test or Bevan Test

Identification tests used for Cottonseed Oil.

Sesameseed Oil

Also known as Benne/Teel Oil; derived from Sesamum indicum and used for IM injection or as an edible oil.

Sesamol

A phenolic constituent produced from the hydrolysis of sesamolin found in sesameseed oil (sesamolin + pyrethrin = pediculocide)

Baudouin Test

An identification test specifically for Sesameseed Oil.

Coconut Oil

Derived from Cocos nucifera; also known as provincial oil or the tree of life.

Castor Oil

Derived from Ricinus communis (Tangan-tangan); contains ricinoleic and rinolein.

Ricin

A toxic constituent of Castor Oil that has the same effects as Abrin from the jequirity bean.

Peanut Oil

Derived from Arachis hypogaea; its byproduct 'oil cake' is used for poultry feeds.

Aflatoxin

A toxin produced by Aspergillus growth on peanut butter due to improper storage and drying.

Arachis oil

It is an ingredient of camphorated oil but is used mainly in the production of margarine, cooking fats, etc

• Similar properties to olive oil

• Consists of the glycerides of oleic, linoleic, palmitic, arachidic, stearic, lignoceric and other acids

Soybean Oil

Derived from Glycine soja; contains the plant sterol Stigmasterol and the antilipemic agent Lecithin.

Corn Oil

Derived from Zea mays; used for IM injection and as an antilipemic agent.

Corn Oil

Germ oil cake

Safflower Oil

Derived from Carthamus tinctorius and used as an antilipemic agent.

Sunflower Oil

Derived from Helianthus annus and used as an antilipemic agent.

Ethiodized Oil Injection

An iodine addition product of the ethyl ester of fatty acids from Poppy seed.

Olive Oil

Derived from Olea europaea; identification test is Millon's Test.

Technical oil

Olive oil extracted with hot water

Second grade virgin oil

Olive oi lwher epulp in #1 is extracted with more pressure

First grade virgin olive oil

Olive oil extracted with less pressure

Sulfur Grade Olive Oil

Olive oil of inferior quality extracted using Carbon disulfide.

Tournant Oil

A grade of olive oil obtained from fallen and decomposing fruits.

Theobroma Oil

Derived from Theobroma cacao; also known as 'Food for the gods' and used as a suppository base.

Cocoa Butter Melting Point

The temperature at which cocoa butter melts, specified as $30-35\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.

Nibs

prepared cacao/breakfast cacao

Lanolin

A purified fatlike substance from the wool of Ovis aries containing $25\%$ water.

Anhydrous Lanolin

Also known as wool fat; contains only $0.25\%$ water.

Cod Liver Oil

Derived from Gadus morhua; used as a sclerosing agent and is a source of Vitamin A and D.

Undecylenic Acid

An antifungal compound produced by the pyrolysis of ricinoleic acid from castor oil.

Azelaic Acid

An anti-acne compound produced by the ozonolysis of Castor oil.

Spermaceti

A wax obtained from the head of the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.

Cetyl ester wax

Synthetic spermaceti

Jojoba Oil

Derived from seeds of Simmondsia chinensis; contains eicosenol ($21\text{C}$) and docosenol ($22\text{C}$).

Beeswax (Yellow Wax)

Obtained from the honeycomb of Apis mellifera; principal constituent is myricyl palmitate.

Stiffening agent in plasters and cerates

• White Wax – bleached form

Carnauba Wax

Obtained from the leaves of Copernicia prunifera; principal constituent is Myricyl cerotate.