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DESCRIPTION
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White,
fluffy, odorless powder having a bitter taste |
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SOLUBILITY
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Soluble
in solution of alkali, hydroxides and carbonates, and in
acetic acid. Sparingly soluble in ethanol and in chloroform.
Insoluble in water
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ODOR
ON BOYLING
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Odorless |
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IDENTIFICATION
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IR |
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MELTING
RANGE
SPECIFIC OPTICAL ROTATION
LOSS ON DRYING
SULPHATED ASH
HEAVY METALS
CHLORIDE
ASSAY (ON DRIED BASIS)
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(231-242)°C
+29,0°-+32,0° (C=2, dioxane)
Not more than 0,5%
Not more than 0,20%
Not more than 20 ppm
Not more than 100 ppm
(99,0-101,0)% |
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MICROBIAL
LIMITS:
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GERMS
BACTERIAL MOULD
PATHOGENIC GERMS
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Not
more than 500/gr
Not more than 100/gr
Absent in 10 gr |
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