Appearance (Colour)
White to off-white
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 5% aq. solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 5% aq. solution
Colourless to pale yellow
Assay (NT)
min. 99%
Melting Point
205 - 212°C
pH (5% aq. solution)
2.3 - 3.5
Loss on drying
max. 0.5%
Sulphated Ash
max. 0.1%
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.003%
Absorbance (A) of 0.001% solution in 0.1N HCl in a 1cm cell
@290nm
~0.436
Suitability for Cell Culture
Passes test
Bacterial Endotoxin Test (BET) (EU/mg = IU/mg)
<1.0 EU/mg
