| DS S18 |
| Test items |
The Japanese Pharmacopoeia (15) |
Japanese Standards of Quasi-drug Ingredients (JSQI) |
| Description |
White to light yellowish white powder, odorless, saline taste |
White to light yellowish white powder, odorless |
| Freely soluble in water and practically insoluble in ethanol and in ether |
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| Hygroscopic |
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| Identification |
Toluidine blue |
Positive |
Positive |
| Anthrone |
Positive |
Positive |
| Sodium salt |
Positive |
Positive |
| IR absorption spectrum |
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Specific absorption is observed |
| Optical rotation |
[ ]D: +90.0 - +110.0° (20ºC, 1.5 g, water, 25 mL, 100 mm) |
[ ]D: +85 - +115 ° (20ºC, 1.5 g, water, 25 mL, 100 mm) |
| pH |
5.5 - 7.5 (1.0 g/20 mL) |
5.0 - 7.5 (1.0 20) |
| Purity |
Chloride |
Not more than 0.106 % |
Not more than 0.36 % |
| Sulfate |
Not more than 0.480 % |
Not more than 0.48 % |
| Heavy metals |
Not more than 20 ppm |
Not more than 20 ppm |
| Arsenic |
Not more than 2 ppm |
Not more than 2 ppm |
| Clarity of solution |
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Colorless to light yellow, clear |
| Sulfur content |
15.0 % - 20.0 % |
15.0 % - 20.0 % |
| Loss on drying |
Not more than 10.0 % |
Not more than 10.0 % |
| Intrinsic viscosity |
0.020 - 0.032 dL/g |
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