Appearance (Colour)
White
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline compound
Solubility (Turbidity) 10% aq. solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 10% aq. solution
Colourless
Assay (Iodometric)
min. 99%
Specific rotation [α]
+5.5° to +6.5° (C = 2, 5N HCl)
Loss on drying
9.0 - 11.5%
Sulphated Ash
max. 0.1%
Sulphate (SO4)
max. 0.01%
Iron (Fe)
max. 0.001%
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.001%
Homogeneity by TLC
Passes
Suitability for Cell Culture
Passes
Bacterial Endotoxin Test (BET) (EU/mg = IU/mg)
<0.05 EU/mg
