Items
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Standards
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Appearance
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White or almost white, hygroscopic powder
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Identification
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A,B,C,D: Positive
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Specific optical rotation
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-63° to -73°
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PH
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4.0-6.0
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Loss on drying
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3.5% max
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Sulfate (dried basis)
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16.0-18.0%
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Sulfate ash
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1.0% max
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Particle size range
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100% pass 20 mesh sieve(850um)
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Related substances
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Any impurity: 4.0%max
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Total impurities: 23.0%max
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Composition
(dried substance)
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Sum of polymyxins: 77.0%min
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E1-I: 10.0%max
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E3: 10.0%max
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E1-7MOA: 10.0%max
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Biological Potency (U/mg)
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Biological Potency (U/mg)
(Dried basis)
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19000 U/mg min
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