| Appearance | A white crystalline powder | 
			| Assay (by HClO4 titration) | Min 99.0% | 
			| Heavy metal (as Pb) | Max 0.001% | 
			| Ammonium (NH4) | Max 0.01% | 
			| Foreign amino acids | Max 0.3% | 
			| Other ninhydrin positive substances (as glycine) | Max 0.1% | 
			| Specific optical rotation (c=5; 5 M HCl) | +22.0+/-0.5 deg |