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Citicoline sodium​

          Citicoline sodium Pharma Grade House Standard

Item

Standard

Results

Appearance

A white or almost white crystalline odorless powder

Conforms

Identification

A green color is produced; Solution: Clear & colorless

Conforms

The retention time of the primcipal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution is identical with that of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution

Conforms

The infrared absorption spectrum is concordant with the standard spectrum

Conforms

The aqueous solution yields the reaction(l)

characteristic of sodium salts

Conforms

Assay

98.0%

99.4%

Chloride

0.05%

Conforms

Ammonium salt

0.05%

Conforms

Iron Salt

0.01%

Conforms

Phosphate

0.1%

Conforms

pH

6.0-7.5

6.5

Loss on drying

6.0%

0.90%

Heavy metals

5 ppm

Conforms

Arsenic

1 ppm

Conforms

Related substances

5-CMP 0.3%

0.012%

Single impurity 0.2%

0.021%

Total of other impurity 0.7%

0.06%

Residual solvents

Limit of methanol 0.3%

N.D

Limit of ethanol 0.5%

N.D

Limit of acetone 0.5%

N.D

Endotoxin

No more than 0.3 EU/mg

Conforms

Total bacterial count

800 CFU/g

Conforms

Yeast & mold

80 CFU/g

Conforms

E.Coli

Negative

N.D

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