Appearance (Colour)
White
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 10% aq. solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 10% aq. solution
Colourless
Assay
min. 99.5%
pH (5% aq. solution)
5.4 - 8.6
Loss on drying
max. 0.2%
Insoluble matter
max. 0.005%
Sulphate (SO4)
max. 0.001%
Iron (Fe)
max. 0.0003%
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.0005%
Phosphate (PO4)
max. 0.0005%
Bromide (Br)
max. 0.01%
Chlorate & Nitrate (NO3)
max. 0.003%
Iodide (I)
max. 0.002%
Magnesium (Mg)
max. 0.001%
Calcium (Ca)
max. 0.002%
Sodium (Na)
max. 0.005%
Barium (Ba)
Passes test
Suitability for Cell Culture
Passes
Bacterial Endotoxin Test (BET) (EU/mg = IU/mg)
<0.05 EU/mg