Table 2.
Specifications & certificate of analysis of the ubiquinol acetate.
| Sl. | Tests | Results | Limits |
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| 1 | Appearance | Off-white solid | White to off-white solid |
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| 2 | Melting range | 46.7°C to 48.4°C | 46°C to 52°C |
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| 3 | Solubility | Very soluble in toluene and ethyl acetate | Very soluble in toluene and ethyl acetate |
| Freely soluble in hexane | Freely soluble in hexane | ||
| Sparingly soluble in ethanol | Sparingly soluble in ethanol | ||
| Vey slightly soluble in methanol | Very slightly soluble in methanol | ||
| Practically insoluble in water | Practically insoluble in water | ||
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| 4 | Identification by IR | Complies | Should comply with that of standard |
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| 5 | Purity by HPLC (area %) | 98.2 % | Not less than 98.0 % |
| Single largest unspecified impurity | RRT at 1.27=0.64% | Not more than 1.0 % | |
| Ubiquinone | 0.19 % | Not more than 1.0 % | |
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| 6 | Assay (By HPLC) (% w/w) | 99.1 % | Between 98.0% and 102.0% |
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| 7 | Water Content by KF | 0.30 % | Not more than 0.5 % |
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| 8 | Residue on Ignition | 0.02 % | Not more than 0.2 % |
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| 9 | Heavy Metal | Less than 10 ppm | Not more than 10 ppm |
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| 10 | Residual solvent by GC-HS | ||
| Ethanol | 89 ppm | Not more than 500 ppm | |
| Pyridine | 1 ppm | Not more than 200 ppm | |
| n-Heptane | 8 ppm | Not more than 100 ppm | |
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| 11 | Acetic acid contents by GC | Not detected | Not more than 500 ppm |
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| 12 | Microbial Analysis | ||
| TAMC | Nil | Not more than 100 CFU/g | |
| TYMC | Nil | Not more than 10 CFU/g | |
| E. Coli | Absent | Should be absent for 10 g | |
| Salmonella | Absent | ||
| Pseudomonas | Absent | ||
| Staphylococcus | Absent | ||