1 | Description | Colourless crystalline masses, odour, characteristic, deliquescent. | Colourless or faintly pink or faintly yellowish crystals or crystalline masses, odour, characteristic, deliquescent |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Very soluble in dichloromethane, in ethanol (95%) & in glycerin; soluble in water. |
3 | Identification A (By chemical test) | Complies | A blue color develops which becomes progressively more intense. |
4 | Identification B (By Chemical test) | Complies | A violet color should produced which disappears on the addtion of 5 ml of 2-propanol. |
5 | Identification C (By Chemical test) | Complies | A pale yellow precipitate is produced. |
6 | Appearance Solution | Complies | Solution A is clear and not more intensely coloured than refrence solution BS6. |
7 | Acidity | Complies | The solution is yellow. |
8 | Freezing point | 41.0°C | NLT 39.5°C |
9 | Non-volatile matter | 0.02% | NMT 0.05% |
10 | Assay | 99.6% | 99.00%-100.50% |
11 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 0.2 EU/mg | NMT 0.2 EU/mg |