Molecular Formula

C₁₃H₂₁NO₁₅S

Molecular Weight

463.36854

Molecular Structure

Packing

25kg/drum

Storage

Store in a original container protected from direct sunlight in a dry,cool and well-ventilated area.

Application

Used as nutritional supplements or nutritional fortifiers.

Origin

Healthy Bovine Cartilage

Appearance

White or almost white, hygroscopic powder

Solubility

Freely soluble in water, practically insoluble in acetone and in ethanol (96%)

Identification

Infrared absorption spectrophotometry

Meets the requirements

Reaction (b) of sodium

Meets the requirements

Electropherograms

The principal band in the electropherogram obtained with the test solution is similar in position to the principal band in the electropherogram obtained with reference solution (a)

pH (5% solution w/v)

5.5~7.5

Specific Optical Rotation (dried substance)

-20° ~ -30°

Intrinsic Viscosity

0.01 m³/kg ~ 0.15 m³/kg

Related Substances

≤ 2%

Protein (dried substance)

≤ 3.0%

Chlorides

≤ 0.5%

Loss on Drying

≤ 12.0%

Residual Ethanol

≤ 5000 ppm

Assay (CPC method)

95% ~ 105% (dried substance)

TAMC

≤ 1000 CFU/g

TYMC

≤ 100 CFU/g

Escherichia coli

Absence/g

Salmonella

Absence/10 g

Staphylococcus aureus

Absence/g

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Absence/g

Bile-tolerant gram-negative bacteria

Absence/g

Standard

EP11.0