1 | Description | White, odorless, crystalline powder. | White, odorless ,crystalline powder. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Soluble in dilute mineral acids; slightly soluble in boiling water; very slightly soluble in alcohol, and in cold water; practically insoluble in ether and in chloroform |
3 | Identification A (Calcium) | Complies | A white precipitate, which is insoluble in 6N acetic acid but soluble in hydrochloric acid should form |
4 | Identification B (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the corresponding standard. |
5 | Assay | 99.93% | 98.5% w/w - 102.0% w/w |
6 | Chloride (Cl) | Less than 0.07% | NMT 0.07% |
7 | Sulfate | Less than 0.12% | NMT 0.12% |
8 | Sucrose and reducing sugars | Passes | No red precipitate should form immediately |
9 | Optical Rotation | +21.03° | +18.5° to + 22.5° |
10 | Total aerobic microbial count | Absent | 1000 CFU/g max |
11 | Total Yeast and mold count | Absent | 100 CFU/g max |
12 | Bacterial endotoxins | Complies | Less than 5 EU/g |
13 | Methanol as residual solvent | Not detected | NMT 3000 ppm |