A minimal amount of sevoflurane is required to be dissolved in the blood before the alveolar partial pressure is in equilibrium with the arterial partial pressure because of the low solubility of sevoflurane in blood (blood/ gas partition coefficient at 30°C is 0.63 to 0.69).
Zaradi majhne topnosti sevoflurana v krvi (porazdelitveni koeficient med krvjo in plinom pri 30 °C je 0, 63 do 0, 69) se mora v krvi raztopiti minimalna količina sevoflurana, preden se alveolarni parcialni tlak uravnovesi z arterijskim parcialnim tlakom.