Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) is a measure of-

(Refer: Morgan and Mikhail’s Clinical Anaesthesiology, 5th edition, pg no. 160, 268, 510) Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) → Measure of potency Blood: Gas partition coefficient →Blood solubility of anaesthetic agent and determines the speed of induction & recovery Oil: Gas partition coefficient → Lipid solubility of anaesthetic agent and is related to potency of anaesthetic agent.