Appearance (Colour)
Green or green-blue or light blue
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 10% aq. solution with 1ml dilute H2SO4
Clear
Assay
min. 99.5%
pH (5% aq. solution)
3.0 - 4.0
Chloride (CI)
max. 0.0005%
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.0005%
Phosphate (PO4)
max. 0.001%
Copper (Cu)
max. 0.001%
Potassium (K)
max. 0.005%
Sodium (Na)
max. 0.005%
Ferric Iron(Fe+3)
max. 0.02%
Suitability for Cell Culture
Passes
Bacterial Endotoxin Test (BET) (EU/mg = IU/mg)
<0.05 EU/mg