| Description |
A white or colourless crystalline powder
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Solubility |
Freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol (95%)
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| Identification |
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Identification 'A' |
The spectrum of the sample should be concordant with spectrum of Dextrose IPRS or with the reference spectrum of Dextrose
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| Identification 'B' |
Principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution corresponds to the peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution.
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Appearance and odour of solution |
The solution should be clear not more intensely coloured than reference solution BYS7 and is odourless
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| Specific optical rotation |
+52.5° to +53.3°
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Related Substances |
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| Dextrin |
The sample should dissolve completely
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Arsenic |
NMT 1 ppm
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| Water |
NMT 1.0%
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Assay |
NLT 97.5% and NMT 102.0% (on anhydrous basis)
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