Appearance (Colour)
White
Appearance (Form)
Powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 5% solution in 1N NaOH
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 5% solution in 1N NaOH
Colourless
Assay (T)
min. 99%
pH (0.1% aq. solution)
2.5 - 3.0
Loss on drying
max. 0.5%
Sulphated Ash
max. 0.1%
Iron (Fe)
max. 0.0005%
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.001%
Absorbance (A) of 10% in 10% NaOH in a 1cm cell
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@250 nm
max. 0.2
Smooth curve
230 - 350 nm
Suitability for Tissue Culture
Passes test